diff --git a/hostapd/Makefile b/hostapd/Makefile
index 37d76fc0d..a9d4867f1 100644
--- a/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CRYPTO), internal)
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_INTERNAL_X509
 OBJS += ../src/crypto/crypto_internal.o
+NEED_AES_DEC=y
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_CRYPTO_INTERNAL
 ifdef CONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index 19621ecf2..de86e0348 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_CRYPTO), internal)
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_INTERNAL_X509
 OBJS += ../src/crypto/crypto_internal.o
 OBJS_p += ../src/crypto/crypto_internal.o
+NEED_AES_ENC=y
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_CRYPTO_INTERNAL
 ifdef CONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_INTERNAL_LIBTOMMATH