diff --git a/configs/freescale_imx8mpevk_defconfig b/configs/freescale_imx8mpevk_defconfig
index 82ed68c5a9..2aed048482 100644
--- a/configs/freescale_imx8mpevk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/freescale_imx8mpevk_defconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="$(call github,nxp-imx,uboot-imx,lf-6.1
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="imx8mp_evk"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/freescale/imx8mpevk/uboot-fragment.config"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_UTIL_LINUX=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_GNUTLS=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y