diff --git a/package/gcc/Config.in.host b/package/gcc/Config.in.host
index 222251f43c..8e22a4c155 100644
--- a/package/gcc/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gcc/Config.in.host
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ config BR2_GCC_ENABLE_LTO
 config BR2_GCC_ENABLE_OPENMP
 	bool "Enable compiler OpenMP support"
 	depends on !BR2_PTHREADS_NONE && !BR2_arc && !BR2_microblaze
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_OPENMP
 	help
 	  Enable OpenMP support for the compiler