diff --git a/package/docker-engine/Config.in b/package/docker-engine/Config.in
index fcbccbd5c0..85a4bc6a0f 100644
--- a/package/docker-engine/Config.in
+++ b/package/docker-engine/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_ENGINE
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_UCLIBC # docker-containerd -> runc
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # docker-containerd
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_CGROUPFS_MOUNT if !BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD # runtime dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_CONTAINERD # runtime dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DOCKER_PROXY # runtime dependency
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_IPTABLES # runtime dependency