diff --git a/config/Config-build.in b/config/Config-build.in
index ed4feb58c2d..02931a87c6b 100644
--- a/config/Config-build.in
+++ b/config/Config-build.in
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ menu "Global build settings"
 		default y
 
 	config USE_APK
+		imply PACKAGE_apk-mbedtls
 		bool "Use APK instead of OPKG to build distribution (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 
 	comment "General build options"