diff --git a/configs/nitrogen7_defconfig b/configs/nitrogen7_defconfig
index 2a1ff2ecc1..4178ca9787 100644
--- a/configs/nitrogen7_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nitrogen7_defconfig
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="boundary"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx7d-nitrogen7 imx7d-nitrogen7-m4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y