diff --git a/recipes/python/ModulesSetup b/recipes/python/ModulesSetup
index 567de4b..02db3c5 100644
--- a/recipes/python/ModulesSetup
+++ b/recipes/python/ModulesSetup
@@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ pyexpat expat/xmlparse.c expat/xmlrole.c expat/xmltok.c pyexpat.c -I$(srcdir)/Mo
 
 # Future (used by numpy)
 future_builtins future_builtins.c
+
+_ssl _ssl.c -DUSE_SSL -lssl -lcrypto
diff --git a/recipes/python/__init__.py b/recipes/python/__init__.py
index 0c40576..2e0b3a3 100644
--- a/recipes/python/__init__.py
+++ b/recipes/python/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 class PythonRecipe(Recipe):
     version = "2.7.1"
     url = "https://www.python.org/ftp/python/{version}/Python-{version}.tar.bz2"
-    depends = ["hostpython", "libffi", ]
+    depends = ["hostpython", "libffi", "openssl"]
     library = "libpython2.7.a"
     pbx_libraries = ["libz", "libbz2", "libsqlite3"]