diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm_vexpress_tz_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm_vexpress_tz_defconfig
index 602bdaf304..2f5189b8eb 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_arm_vexpress_tz_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_arm_vexpress_tz_defconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_OPTEE_BENCHMARK=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_OPTEE_EXAMPLES=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_OPTEE_TEST=y
 
+# Enable OpenSSL library for some optee-test tests
+BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL=y
+
 # Image
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="board/qemu/post-image.sh"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="$(BR2_DEFCONFIG)"