diff --git a/configs/acmesystems_aria_g25_128mb_defconfig b/configs/acmesystems_aria_g25_128mb_defconfig
index f2fe5cbefb..4f8f4d5406 100644
--- a/configs/acmesystems_aria_g25_128mb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/acmesystems_aria_g25_128mb_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.19"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="at91_dt"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="at91-ariag25"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # Root filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
diff --git a/configs/acmesystems_aria_g25_256mb_defconfig b/configs/acmesystems_aria_g25_256mb_defconfig
index bb719603e9..4569a7b7aa 100644
--- a/configs/acmesystems_aria_g25_256mb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/acmesystems_aria_g25_256mb_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.19"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="at91_dt"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="at91-ariag25"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # Root filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
diff --git a/configs/acmesystems_arietta_g25_128mb_defconfig b/configs/acmesystems_arietta_g25_128mb_defconfig
index d66d80d5ab..0174f356da 100644
--- a/configs/acmesystems_arietta_g25_128mb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/acmesystems_arietta_g25_128mb_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.19"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="at91_dt"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="at91-ariettag25"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # Root filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
diff --git a/configs/acmesystems_arietta_g25_256mb_defconfig b/configs/acmesystems_arietta_g25_256mb_defconfig
index 5104291c48..14e4dd00be 100644
--- a/configs/acmesystems_arietta_g25_256mb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/acmesystems_arietta_g25_256mb_defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.19"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="at91_dt"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="at91-ariettag25"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # Root filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y