diff --git a/package/cairo/Config.in b/package/cairo/Config.in
index e19efb5c49..752f615100 100644
--- a/package/cairo/Config.in
+++ b/package/cairo/Config.in
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_PS
 	bool "postscript support"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_PDF
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CAIRO_PDF
 	bool "pdf support"