diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index 8b81b546248..e2274171a9e 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ DEFAULT_PACKAGES:=\
 	urngd
 
 ifdef CONFIG_USE_APK
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES+=apk
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES+=apk-mbedtls
 else
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES+=opkg
 endif