diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_%.bbappend b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-connectivity/openssl/openssl_%.bbappend
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+# Copyright (C) 2022 Digi International.
+
+EXTRA_OECONF:append = " enable-weak-ssl-ciphers"