diff --git a/package/libcoap/Config.in b/package/libcoap/Config.in
index 6e0c1905bc..950aee5279 100644
--- a/package/libcoap/Config.in
+++ b/package/libcoap/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCOAP
 	bool "libcoap"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENABLE_PSK if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL_ENGINES if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOPENSSL
 	help
 	  libcoap is a C implementation of a lightweight
 	  application-protocol for devices that are constrained their