diff --git a/configs/orangepi_zero_defconfig b/configs/orangepi_zero_defconfig
index 2efccc0ced..fcf9b325cd 100644
--- a/configs/orangepi_zero_defconfig
+++ b/configs/orangepi_zero_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="sunxi"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="sun8i-h2-plus-orangepi-zero"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/orangepi/orangepi-zero/linux-extras.config"
+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