diff --git a/package/boost/Config.in b/package/boost/Config.in
index f989a7448b..d0c759a122 100644
--- a/package/boost/Config.in
+++ b/package/boost/Config.in
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_LOG
 	# for some reason, uClibc on PowerPC fails to build the boost
 	# log module
 	depends on !(BR2_powerpc && BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC)
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_ATOMIC
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_CHRONO
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_DATE_TIME
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_REGEX
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_SYSTEM
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_THREAD
 	help
 	  Logging library.