diff --git a/package/network/utils/iputils/Makefile b/package/network/utils/iputils/Makefile
index 6c77e16bd3..eeb6deb900 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/iputils/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/iputils/Makefile
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ endef
 define Package/iputils-ping6
 $(call Package/iputils/Default)
   TITLE:=iputils - ping6
-  DEPENDS+= @IPV6
+  DEPENDS+= @IPV6 +USE_EGLIBC:libopenssl
 endef
 
 define Package/iputils-ping6/description