diff --git a/package/mokutil/Config.in b/package/mokutil/Config.in
index dd02078b4e..8895b66d20 100644
--- a/package/mokutil/Config.in
+++ b/package/mokutil/Config.in
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MOKUTIL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_KEYUTILS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXCRYPT if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  mokutil is a tool to import or delete the machines owner
 	  keys (MOK) stored in the database of shim.