diff --git a/esp8266/Makefile b/esp8266/Makefile
index c83640fb78..7d3567e6dc 100644
--- a/esp8266/Makefile
+++ b/esp8266/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ CFLAGS = $(INC) -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Werror -ansi -std=gnu99 -nostdlib -DUART_
 	$(CFLAGS_XTENSA) $(COPT) $(CFLAGS_EXTRA)
 
 LDFLAGS = -nostdlib -T esp8266.ld -Map=$(@:.elf=.map) --cref
-LIBS = -L$(ESP_SDK)/lib -lmain -ljson -llwip -lpp -lnet80211 -lwpa -lphy -lnet80211
+LIBS = -L$(ESP_SDK)/lib -lmain -ljson -lssl -llwip -lpp -lnet80211 -lwpa -lphy -lnet80211
 
 LIBGCC_FILE_NAME = $(shell $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -print-libgcc-file-name)
 LIBS += -L$(dir $(LIBGCC_FILE_NAME)) -lgcc
diff --git a/esp8266/mpconfigport.h b/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
index aa79363fd1..9138ef6dba 100644
--- a/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_SYS_STDFILES     (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_UBINASCII        (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_UCTYPES          (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_UHASHLIB         (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_UHASHLIB_SHA1    (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_UJSON            (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_MICROPYTHON_MEM_INFO (1)
 #define MICROPY_CPYTHON_COMPAT      (0)