diff --git a/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
index 9c24dadbc0..01d49bb09c 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen6x_defconfig
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="boundary"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6dl-nit6xlite imx6dl-nitrogen6_vm imx6dl-nitrogen6x imx6q-nitrogen6x imx6dl-nitrogen6_som2 imx6q-nitrogen6_som2 imx6qp-nitrogen6_som2 imx6q-nitrogen6_max imx6qp-nitrogen6_max imx6q-sabrelite"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y