diff --git a/package/kodi/Config.in b/package/kodi/Config.in
index 41f7798294..7d89b5b4b1 100644
--- a/package/kodi/Config.in
+++ b/package/kodi/Config.in
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ menuconfig BR2_PACKAGE_KODI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_GPL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_POSTPROC # postproc depends on GPL
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_FFMPEG_SWSCALE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FONTCONFIG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_FREETYPE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JASPER