diff --git a/package/libs/openssl/Config.in b/package/libs/openssl/Config.in
index ecfd2834b6..2f185cd295 100644
--- a/package/libs/openssl/Config.in
+++ b/package/libs/openssl/Config.in
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ config OPENSSL_WITH_CHACHA_POLY1305
 
 config OPENSSL_PREFER_CHACHA_OVER_GCM
 	bool
-	default y if !x86_64 && !aarch64
+	default y if !x86_64
 	prompt "Prefer ChaCha20-Poly1305 over AES-GCM by default"
 	depends on OPENSSL_WITH_CHACHA_POLY1305
 	help