diff --git a/package/network/services/openvpn/Makefile b/package/network/services/openvpn/Makefile
index e5bd80649a..f01b74d8aa 100644
--- a/package/network/services/openvpn/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/openvpn/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ else
 endif
 endef
 
-Package/openvpn-openssl=$(call Package/openvpn/Default,openssl,OpenSSL,+PACKAGE_openvpn-openssl:libopenssl)
+Package/openvpn-openssl=$(call Package/openvpn/Default,openssl,OpenSSL,+PACKAGE_openvpn-openssl:libopenssl +@OPENSSL_WITH_DEPRECATED)
 Package/openvpn-mbedtls=$(call Package/openvpn/Default,mbedtls,mbedTLS,+PACKAGE_openvpn-mbedtls:libmbedtls)
 Package/openvpn-nossl=$(call Package/openvpn/Default,nossl,plaintext (no SSL))