diff --git a/package/boot/uboot-mvebu/patches/210-link-libcrypto-static.patch b/package/boot/uboot-mvebu/patches/210-link-libcrypto-static.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee6c73f469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/boot/uboot-mvebu/patches/210-link-libcrypto-static.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+OpenWrt links the libressl statically against mkimage, make sure all the 
+needed dependencies are added too.
+
+--- a/tools/Makefile
++++ b/tools/Makefile
+@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ endif
+ # MXSImage needs LibSSL
+ ifneq ($(CONFIG_MX23)$(CONFIG_MX28)$(CONFIG_ARMADA_38X)$(CONFIG_ARMADA_39X)$(CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE),)
+ HOSTLOADLIBES_mkimage += \
+-	$(shell pkg-config --libs libssl libcrypto 2> /dev/null || echo "-lssl -lcrypto")
++	$(shell pkg-config --libs --static libssl libcrypto 2> /dev/null || echo "-lssl -lpthread -lcrypto")
+ 
+ # OS X deprecate openssl in favour of CommonCrypto, supress deprecation
+ # warnings on those systems