diff --git a/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk b/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk
index 4f7df17f36..ac03bb6290 100644
--- a/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk
+++ b/package/mongoose/mongoose.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ MONGOOSE_SITE = https://mongoose.googlecode.com/files
 MONGOOSE_LICENSE = MIT
 MONGOOSE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
-MONGOOSE_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) -DNO_SSL
+MONGOOSE_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_CFLAGS) $(TARGET_LDFLAGS)
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+MONGOOSE_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+# directly linked
+MONGOOSE_CFLAGS += -DNO_SSL_DL -lssl -lcrypto -lz
+else
+MONGOOSE_CFLAGS += -DNO_SSL
+endif
 
 define MONGOOSE_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) CC="$(TARGET_CC)" LD="$(TARGET_LD)" -C $(@D) \