diff --git a/package/ympd/ympd.mk b/package/ympd/ympd.mk
index e3f21e9eb0..6c0f3224cc 100644
--- a/package/ympd/ympd.mk
+++ b/package/ympd/ympd.mk
@@ -10,4 +10,11 @@ YMPD_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
 YMPD_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 YMPD_DEPENDENCIES = libmpdclient
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
+YMPD_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
+YMPD_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_SSL=ON
+else
+YMPD_CONF_OPTS += -DWITH_SSL=OFF
+endif
+
 $(eval $(cmake-package))