diff --git a/openwrt/package/ipsec-tools/Config.in b/openwrt/package/ipsec-tools/Config.in
index 855b5471a..99900eacc 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/ipsec-tools/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/package/ipsec-tools/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_IPSEC_TOOLS
 	tristate
 	default m if BR2_LINUX_2_6_BRCM && CONFIG_DEVEL
 	default m if BR2_LINUX_2_6_X86 && CONFIG_DEVEL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	default n
 	help
 	  IPsec management tools
diff --git a/openwrt/package/ipsec-tools/ipkg/ipsec-tools.control b/openwrt/package/ipsec-tools/ipkg/ipsec-tools.control
index 36f8a9cb4..c1cade10b 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/ipsec-tools/ipkg/ipsec-tools.control
+++ b/openwrt/package/ipsec-tools/ipkg/ipsec-tools.control
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Package: ipsec-tools
 Priority: optional
 Section: net
+Depends: libopenssl
 Description: IPsec management tools