diff --git a/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk b/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk
index 71a520d7a..e1a1aa38b 100644
--- a/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk
+++ b/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += -DLWS_IPV6=OFF
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
-LIBWEBSOCKETS_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+LIBWEBSOCKETS_DEPENDENCIES += openssl host-openssl
 LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += -DLWS_WITH_SSL=ON
 else
 LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += -DLWS_WITH_SSL=OFF