diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc
index bf29676f3a..fc4d736058 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl.inc
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ do_compile () {
 }
 
 do_compile_ptest () {
+	# build dependencies for test directory too
+	export DIRS="$DIRS test"
+	oe_runmake depend
 	oe_runmake buildtest
 }