diff --git a/package/cppcms/cppcms.mk b/package/cppcms/cppcms.mk
index 357909f31d..c560b5d0fa 100644
--- a/package/cppcms/cppcms.mk
+++ b/package/cppcms/cppcms.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ else
 CPPCMS_CONF_OPTS += -DDISABLE_GCRYPT=ON
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+CPPCMS_CONF_OPTS += -DDISABLE_OPENSSL=OFF
+CPPCMS_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+else
+CPPCMS_CONF_OPTS += -DDISABLE_OPENSSL=ON
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
 CPPCMS_CONF_OPTS += -DDISABLE_GZIP=OFF
 CPPCMS_DEPENDENCIES += zlib