diff --git a/config/BoardConfigKernel.mk b/config/BoardConfigKernel.mk
index 8dab64be..e0553cf5 100644
--- a/config/BoardConfigKernel.mk
+++ b/config/BoardConfigKernel.mk
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(HOST_OS),darwin)
   KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += C_INCLUDE_PATH=$(BUILD_TOP)/external/elfutils/libelf:/usr/local/opt/openssl/include
   KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib
+else
+  KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += C_INCLUDE_PATH=$(BUILD_TOP)/prebuilts/openssl/$(HOST_OS)-x86/1.1.1/include
+  KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += LIBRARY_PATH=$(BUILD_TOP)/prebuilts/openssl/$(HOST_OS)-x86/1.1.1/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
+  KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += HOSTCFLAGS="-L $(BUILD_TOP)/prebuilts/openssl/$(HOST_OS)-x86/1.1.1/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu"
+  KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += HOSTLDFLAGS="-L $(BUILD_TOP)/prebuilts/openssl/$(HOST_OS)-x86/1.1.1/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu"
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_FLAGS),)