diff --git a/configs/orangepi_pc_plus_defconfig b/configs/orangepi_pc_plus_defconfig
index 73ba934b69..9dbf808da7 100644
--- a/configs/orangepi_pc_plus_defconfig
+++ b/configs/orangepi_pc_plus_defconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="orangepi_pc_plus"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y