diff --git a/tests/tools/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/tools/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ebaaa1b838..873d8694300 100644
--- a/tests/tools/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/tools/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ target_link_libraries(ssl_client_verify_test PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
 target_link_libraries(ssl_hook_test PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
 target_link_libraries(ssl_secret_load_test PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
 target_link_libraries(ssl_verify_test PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)
+target_link_libraries(async_engine PRIVATE OpenSSL::SSL)