diff --git a/packages/bitcoin/build.sh b/packages/bitcoin/build.sh
index ad7b13252..26d22666d 100644
--- a/packages/bitcoin/build.sh
+++ b/packages/bitcoin/build.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
 TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=0.18.1
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/archive/v$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION.tar.gz
 TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=db3c76ac913adfd67e3c7ff243b443c9706f81dd382d1212875fefc2de1ea5ff
-TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="boost, libdb, libevent, libzmq"
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="boost, libdb, libevent, libzmq, openssl"
 TERMUX_PKG_CONFFILES="var/service/bitcoind/run var/service/bitcoind/log/run"
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_IN_SRC=true