diff --git a/package/gnuradio/Config.in b/package/gnuradio/Config.in
index 50f5e7fa19..8301afe8f2 100644
--- a/package/gnuradio/Config.in
+++ b/package/gnuradio/Config.in
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GNURADIO_CTRLPORT
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GNURADIO_FEC
 	bool "gr-fec support"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GNURADIO_BLOCKS
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GSL
 	help
 	  FEC signal processing blocks
 
diff --git a/package/gnuradio/gnuradio.mk b/package/gnuradio/gnuradio.mk
index 5cb00d2416..f1817f61c2 100644
--- a/package/gnuradio/gnuradio.mk
+++ b/package/gnuradio/gnuradio.mk
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ GNURADIO_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GR_DIGITAL=OFF
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GNURADIO_FEC),y)
+GNURADIO_DEPENDENCIES += gsl
 GNURADIO_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GR_FEC=ON
 else
 GNURADIO_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GR_FEC=OFF