diff --git a/configs/pine64_star64_defconfig b/configs/pine64_star64_defconfig
index 2c0c17ad62..9852e6d82b 100644
--- a/configs/pine64_star64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/pine64_star64_defconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="$(call github,Fishwaldo,u-boot,172b47f62039605d6806fa96bd403c21cda28996)/u-boot-172b47f62039605d6806fa96bd403c21cda28996.tar.gz"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="pine64_star64"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 
 # Misc