diff --git a/configs/beaglebone_defconfig b/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
index 3e7ad8d402..7e006e7a85 100644
--- a/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
+++ b/configs/beaglebone_defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2023.04"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="am335x_evm"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 # BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_BIN is not set
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y