diff --git a/core/main.mk b/core/main.mk
index a71359da47..87488f452a 100644
--- a/core/main.mk
+++ b/core/main.mk
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ subdirs := \
 	build/tools/acp \
 	external/gcc-demangle \
 	external/mksh \
+	external/openssl \
 	external/yaffs2 \
 	external/zlib
 else	# !BUILD_TINY_ANDROID