diff --git a/configs/microchip_sama5d2_icp_mmc_dev_defconfig b/configs/microchip_sama5d2_icp_mmc_dev_defconfig
index 052d9e032c..27d1d3409d 100644
--- a/configs/microchip_sama5d2_icp_mmc_dev_defconfig
+++ b/configs/microchip_sama5d2_icp_mmc_dev_defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="$(call github,linux4microchip,linux,li
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="sama5"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="at91-sama5d2_icp"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_IIO=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BZIP2=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_XZ=y