diff --git a/concourse/scripts/compile_gpdb_open_source_ubuntu.bash b/concourse/scripts/compile_gpdb_open_source_ubuntu.bash
index 88e48b238251400a8a90450bc0d48a8cf8f69f9d..c6aff006f0a5b0186e288fae7fdf976c334126c4 100755
--- a/concourse/scripts/compile_gpdb_open_source_ubuntu.bash
+++ b/concourse/scripts/compile_gpdb_open_source_ubuntu.bash
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function build_gpdb() {
           --with-perl \
           --with-libxml \
           --with-python \
+	  --with-openssl \
           --enable-debug-extensions \
           --with-libraries=${CWD}/depends/build/lib \
           --with-includes=${CWD}/depends/build/include \
diff --git a/concourse/scripts/test_gpdb.py b/concourse/scripts/test_gpdb.py
index dc5be1ba43cb56d34050411a7a930894750e2112..61687dd8860e67ba2a58d54f8b8ec3d68fda25d5 100755
--- a/concourse/scripts/test_gpdb.py
+++ b/concourse/scripts/test_gpdb.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def configure():
                             "--with-perl",
                             "--with-libxml",
                             "--with-python",
+                            "--with-openssl",
                             # TODO: remove this flag after zstd is vendored in the installer for ubuntu
                             "--without-zstd",
                             "--with-libs=/usr/local/gpdb/lib",