diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 85cf7ea..ce303f1 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 
 config LIBCRC32C
 	tristate "CRC32c (Castagnoli, et al) Cyclic Redundancy-Check"
+	select CRYPTO_CRC32C
 	help
 	  This option is provided for the case where no in-kernel-tree
 	  modules require CRC32c functions, but a module built outside the