diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
index 330bd071ce..b3cd80d132 100644
--- a/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ endef
 define Package/wpa-supplicant-mesh
   $(Package/wpa-supplicant)
   TITLE:=WPA Supplicant (with 802.11s and SAE)
-  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) @PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211 @(!TARGET_uml||BROKEN)
+  DEPENDS:=$(DRV_DEPENDS) +PACKAGE_wpa-supplicant-mesh:libopenssl @PACKAGE_kmod-cfg80211 @(!TARGET_uml||BROKEN)
   CONFLICTS:=wpad wpad-mesh wpad-mesh
   VARIANT:=supplicant-mesh
 endef
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ define Package/wpa-supplicant/install
 endef
 Package/wpa-supplicant-mini/install = $(Package/wpa-supplicant/install)
 Package/wpa-supplicant-p2p/install = $(Package/wpa-supplicant/install)
+Package/wpa-supplicant-mesh/install = $(Package/wpa-supplicant/install)
 
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_TYPE),hostapd)
   define Package/wpa-cli/install