diff --git a/package/libupnp18/libupnp18.mk b/package/libupnp18/libupnp18.mk
index a75558e92b..07ef4382f0 100644
--- a/package/libupnp18/libupnp18.mk
+++ b/package/libupnp18/libupnp18.mk
@@ -12,4 +12,12 @@ LIBUPNP18_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBUPNP18_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 LIBUPNP18_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+LIBUPNP18_CONF_OPTS += --enable-open-ssl
+LIBUPNP18_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf openssl
+LIBUPNP18_CONF_ENV += LIBS="`$(PKG_CONFIG_HOST_BINARY) --libs libssl libcrypto`"
+else
+LIBUPNP18_CONF_OPTS += --disable-open-ssl
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))