diff --git a/configs/freescale_imx8mnevk_defconfig b/configs/freescale_imx8mnevk_defconfig
index a534c50477..fc601dd5fb 100644
--- a/configs/freescale_imx8mnevk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/freescale_imx8mnevk_defconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="$(call github,nxp-imx,uboot-imx,lf-6.6.23-2.0.0)/uboot-imx-lf-6.6.23-2.0.0.tar.gz"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="imx8mn_ddr4_evk"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="u-boot-nodtb.bin"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y