diff --git a/lib/vtls/vtls.c b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
index 894fd8a43..c493b1516 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/vtls.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/vtls.c
@@ -1225,6 +1225,9 @@ static const struct Curl_ssl *available_backends[] = {
 #endif
 #if defined(USE_MESALINK)
   &Curl_ssl_mesalink,
+#endif
+#if defined(USE_BEARSSL)
+  &Curl_ssl_bearssl,
 #endif
   NULL
 };