diff --git a/package/boost/Config.in b/package/boost/Config.in
index c0da58475e..f8eb9422f9 100644
--- a/package/boost/Config.in
+++ b/package/boost/Config.in
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_PYTHON
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_RANDOM
 	bool "boost-random"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_SYSTEM
 	help
 	  A complete system for random number generation.