diff --git a/configs/freescale_imx6ullevk_defconfig b/configs/freescale_imx6ullevk_defconfig
index 2d73389055..aaf8ad8a93 100644
--- a/configs/freescale_imx6ullevk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/freescale_imx6ullevk_defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="rel_imx_4.19.35_1.1.0"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6ull-14x14-evk"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y