diff --git a/package/python-ipython/Config.in b/package/python-ipython/Config.in
index b87f2bc1ec..d8164afba2 100644
--- a/package/python-ipython/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-ipython/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_IPYTHON
 	bool "python-ipython"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_BACKPORTS_SHUTIL_GET_TERMINAL_SIZE if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON  # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DECORATOR # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PATHLIB2 if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON  # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PICKLESHARE # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PROMPT_TOOLKIT # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYGMENTS  # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PEXPECT # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SIMPLEGENERIC  # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_TRAITLETS  # runtime
 	help
 	  IPython is a command shell for interactive computing in
 	  multiple programming languages, originally developed for the