diff --git a/general/prog/python.xml b/general/prog/python.xml
index 386c28bd1a..32eea004e2 100644
--- a/general/prog/python.xml
+++ b/general/prog/python.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ url="&patch-root;/Python-&Python-version;-gdbm-1.patch"/></para></listitem>
                                                                                
 <sect3><title><application>Python</application> dependencies</title>
 <sect4><title>Optional</title>
-<para><xref linkend="expat"/>, <xref linkend="tk"/>, <xref
+<para><xref linkend="openssl"/>, <xref linkend="expat"/>, <xref linkend="tk"/>, <xref
 linkend="gdbm"/>, <xref linkend="db"/>, <xref linkend="gmp"/> and
 <xref linkend="readline"/>
 </para></sect4>