diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/corstone500.conf b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/corstone500.conf
index dfc850db..12634a3b 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/corstone500.conf
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/corstone500.conf
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@ FVP_DATA ?= "css.cluster.cpu0=${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/${IMAGE_NAME}.rootfs.wic.nopt@
 FVP_CONSOLE ?= "terminal_0"
 FVP_TERMINALS[css.terminal_0] ?= "console"
 FVP_TERMINALS[css.terminal_1] ?= ""
+
+# Disable openssl in kmod to shink the initramfs size
+PACKAGECONFIG:remove:pn-kmod = "openssl"
diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/include/corstone1000.inc b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/include/corstone1000.inc
index d5d6418d..2869d78c 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/include/corstone1000.inc
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/include/corstone1000.inc
@@ -73,3 +73,6 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLES ?= "115200;ttyAMA0"
 WKS_FILE_DEPENDS:append = " ${EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS}"
 
 WKS_FILE ?= "corstone1000-image.corstone1000.wks"
+
+# Disable openssl in kmod to shink the initramfs size
+PACKAGECONFIG:remove:pn-kmod = "openssl"