diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in b/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
index 5811494c17..f04ced6974 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/Config.in
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ endif # BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_CUSTOM_UCLIBC
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INET_RPC
 	bool "Toolchain has RPC support?"
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
+	default y if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GLIBC
 	help
 	  Select this option if your external toolchain supports
 	  RPC. If you don't know, leave the default value, Buildroot