diff --git a/package/rockchip-mali/Config.in b/package/rockchip-mali/Config.in
index b2033652a8..2a8cd786be 100644
--- a/package/rockchip-mali/Config.in
+++ b/package/rockchip-mali/Config.in
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ROCKCHIP_MALI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGBM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGBM_HAS_FEATURE_DMA_BUF
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDRM
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_MALI_DRIVER if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
 	help
 	  Install the binary user-space libraries for the ARM Mali GPU
 	  suitable for Rockchip platforrms. This package requires a