diff --git a/configs/aspeed_ast2500evb_defconfig b/configs/aspeed_ast2500evb_defconfig
index c969f18d07..8db5a39a13 100644
--- a/configs/aspeed_ast2500evb_defconfig
+++ b/configs/aspeed_ast2500evb_defconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2022.01"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="evb-ast2500"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_MAKEOPTS="DEVICE_TREE=ast2500-evb"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/aspeed/ast2500-evb/uboot.fragment"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS=y