diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index ba1162a42..9e6282f08 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/python
 $(call Package/python/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=+libpthread +zlib +libffi
+  DEPENDS:=+libpthread +zlib +libffi +libopenssl +libcrypto
 endef
 
 define Package/python/description