diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index 50c162efa5..e210457551 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ define Package/eapol-test
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
   VARIANT:=supplicant-full
-  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS)
+  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +WPA_SUPPLICANT_OPENSSL:libopenssl
 endef