diff --git a/packages/rust/cargo/package.mk b/packages/rust/cargo/package.mk
index 0065116aee..1cabd949fa 100644
--- a/packages/rust/cargo/package.mk
+++ b/packages/rust/cargo/package.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PKG_NAME="cargo"
 PKG_VERSION="$(get_pkg_version rust)"
 PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
 PKG_SITE="https://www.rust-lang.org"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="rust:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="openssl:host rust:host"
 PKG_DEPENDS_UNPACK="cargo-snapshot rust"
 PKG_LONGDESC="Cargo is the Rust package manager"
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"