diff --git a/package/python-pyqt5/python-pyqt5.mk b/package/python-pyqt5/python-pyqt5.mk
index cde026ef63..4955936ae3 100644
--- a/package/python-pyqt5/python-pyqt5.mk
+++ b/package/python-pyqt5/python-pyqt5.mk
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ PYTHON_PYQT5_QTDETAIL_LICENSE = Open Source
 PYTHON_PYQT5_QTDETAIL_TYPE = shared
 
 # Turn off features that aren't available in current qt configuration
-PYTHON_PYQT5_QTDETAIL_DISABLE_FEATURES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),,PyQt_SSL)
 PYTHON_PYQT5_QTDETAIL_DISABLE_FEATURES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_OPENGL),,PyQt_OpenGL)
 PYTHON_PYQT5_QTDETAIL_DISABLE_FEATURES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_OPENGL_DESKTOP),,PyQt_Desktop_OpenGL)
+PYTHON_PYQT5_QTDETAIL_DISABLE_FEATURES += $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_OPENSSL),,PyQt_SSL)
 
 define PYTHON_PYQT5_QTDETAIL
 	echo $(1) >> $(2)/qtdetail.out
diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5base/Config.in b/package/qt5/qt5base/Config.in
index 1340ea48f0..696e689758 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5base/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5base/Config.in
@@ -286,6 +286,12 @@ comment "icu support needs a toolchain w/ gcc >= 4.8, host gcc >= 4.8"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8 || \
 		!BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_OPENSSL
+	bool
+	# No OpenSSL 1.1.x support in Qt 5.6.x
+	default y if BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_5_6 && BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRESSL
+	default y if BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_LATEST && BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_TSLIB
 	bool "Enable Tslib support"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_TSLIB