diff --git a/configs/microchip_sama5d2_icp_mmc_defconfig b/configs/microchip_sama5d2_icp_mmc_defconfig
index 4bb3625f83..27ea4970f1 100644
--- a/configs/microchip_sama5d2_icp_mmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/microchip_sama5d2_icp_mmc_defconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="$(call github,linux4microchip,linux,li
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="sama5"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="at91-sama5d2_icp"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_SIZE="120M"