diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runtime_test.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runtime_test.py
index 376c3c5146..abd0723146 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runtime_test.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/runtime_test.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class TestImage(OESelftestTestCase):
             self.skipTest('core-image-full-cmdline not buildable for poky-tiny')
 
         features = 'INHERIT += "testimage"\n'
+        features += 'IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " libssl"\n'
         features += 'TEST_SUITES = "ping ssh selftest"\n'
         self.write_config(features)