diff --git a/package/fetchmail/Config.in b/package/fetchmail/Config.in
index a4bf5a7c20..1017df34b2 100644
--- a/package/fetchmail/Config.in
+++ b/package/fetchmail/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_FETCHMAIL
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CA_CERTIFICATES
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL_FORCE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  Fetchmail - the mail-retrieval daemon
 	  Client daemon to move mail from POP and IMAP to your local