diff --git a/dev-qt/libqt4/libqt4-4.8.6.1.recipe b/dev-qt/libqt4/libqt4-4.8.6.1.recipe
index ff48f8eb2..2cbb28df5 100644
--- a/dev-qt/libqt4/libqt4-4.8.6.1.recipe
+++ b/dev-qt/libqt4/libqt4-4.8.6.1.recipe
@@ -129,10 +129,15 @@ PROVIDES_devel="
 	devel:libQtUiTools$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 4.8
 	"
 
+# if libssl and libcrypto are not in REQUIRES_devel,
+# qmake will decide that there is no system OpenSSL support
+# and thus build Qt apps without any SSL support.
 REQUIRES_devel="
 	libqt4$secondaryArchSuffix == $portVersion base
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix >= $haikuVersion
 	lib:libz$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libssl$secondaryArchSuffix
+	lib:libcrypto$secondaryArchSuffix
 "
 
 BUILD()