diff --git a/configs/acmesystems_acqua_a5_256mb_defconfig b/configs/acmesystems_acqua_a5_256mb_defconfig
index 37c7dcd83f..810c3c9782 100644
--- a/configs/acmesystems_acqua_a5_256mb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/acmesystems_acqua_a5_256mb_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.4.107"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="sama5"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH="board/acmesystems/acqua-a5/at91-sama5d3_acqua.dts"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
diff --git a/configs/acmesystems_acqua_a5_512mb_defconfig b/configs/acmesystems_acqua_a5_512mb_defconfig
index 1809575727..11a7e795e0 100644
--- a/configs/acmesystems_acqua_a5_512mb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/acmesystems_acqua_a5_512mb_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.4.107"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="sama5"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH="board/acmesystems/acqua-a5/at91-sama5d3_acqua.dts"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set