diff --git a/app-misc/wayvr/wayvr-26.7.0.ebuild b/app-misc/wayvr/wayvr-26.7.0.ebuild
index e50cd464fd..5450091539 100644
--- a/app-misc/wayvr/wayvr-26.7.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/wayvr/wayvr-26.7.0.ebuild
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ REQUIRED_USE="
 IUSE="+openvr +openxr +wayland +X +pipewire +osc"
 
 DEPEND="
+	dev-libs/openssl
 	media-libs/alsa-lib
 	media-libs/dav1d
 	media-libs/fontconfig
diff --git a/app-misc/wayvr/wayvr-9999.ebuild b/app-misc/wayvr/wayvr-9999.ebuild
index b2c3d2f914..fdeffc854d 100644
--- a/app-misc/wayvr/wayvr-9999.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/wayvr/wayvr-9999.ebuild
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ LICENSE+="
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE="+openvr +openxr +wayland +X +pipewire +osc +wayvrctl"
 DEPEND="
+	dev-libs/openssl
 	media-libs/alsa-lib
 	media-libs/shaderc
 	media-libs/fontconfig