diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index 53c826709f..f99aafd447 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
 depends="dracut linux-firmware module-init-tools"
-makedepends="perl kmod"
+makedepends="perl kmod openssl"
 subpackages="kernel-snapshot-headers"
 triggers="kernel-hooks"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules (testing snapshot)"