diff --git a/configs/imx6-sabresd_qt5_defconfig b/configs/imx6-sabresd_qt5_defconfig
index 7457af3135..2534d5cb87 100644
--- a/configs/imx6-sabresd_qt5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx6-sabresd_qt5_defconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v6_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6q-sabresd imx6dl-sabresd imx6qp-sabresd"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/freescale/imx6-sabresd/linux_qt5.fragment"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # GL driver
 BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D=y