diff --git a/unix/mpconfigport.mk b/unix/mpconfigport.mk
index 1b2b5231bc149c625bbda1df79a280525c76ba17..4744172da7cdfe82bf7a26d960239070184f9a53 100644
--- a/unix/mpconfigport.mk
+++ b/unix/mpconfigport.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ MICROPY_PY_SOCKET = 1
 MICROPY_PY_FFI = 1
 
 # ussl module requires axtls
-MICROPY_PY_USSL = 0
+MICROPY_PY_USSL = 1
 
 # jni module requires JVM/JNI
 MICROPY_PY_JNI = 0