diff --git a/package/libs/wolfssl/Makefile b/package/libs/wolfssl/Makefile
index 6ef80e88a9..e52cff30b1 100644
--- a/package/libs/wolfssl/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/wolfssl/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=wolfssl
 PKG_VERSION:=4.8.1-stable
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/archive/v$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ define Package/libwolfssl/config
 	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
 endef
 
-TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -DFP_MAX_BITS=8192 -fomit-frame-pointer -flto
+TARGET_CFLAGS += \
+	$(FPIC) \
+	-fomit-frame-pointer \
+	-flto \
+	-DFP_MAX_BITS=8192 \
+	-DWOLFSSL_ALT_CERT_CHAINS
+
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -flto
 
 # --enable-stunnel needed for OpenSSL API compatibility bits