diff --git a/package/perl-net-ssleay/Config.in b/package/perl-net-ssleay/Config.in
index 6998553ef8..d699e6671d 100644
--- a/package/perl-net-ssleay/Config.in
+++ b/package/perl-net-ssleay/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PERL_NET_SSLEAY
 	bool "perl-net-ssleay"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_RMD160 if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  Perl extension for using OpenSSL.