diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc
index 089b9a4..44d6c4c 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export DIRS = "crypto ssl apps"
 export EX_LIBS = "-lgcc -ldl"
 export AS = "${CC} -c"
 
-inherit pkgconfig siteinfo
+inherit pkgconfig siteinfo perlnative
 
 PACKAGES =+ "libcrypto libssl ${PN}-misc"
 FILES_libcrypto = "${base_libdir}/libcrypto${SOLIBS}"