diff --git a/package/alsa-utils/Config.in b/package/alsa-utils/Config.in
index 555f06fd21..3429d0b406 100644
--- a/package/alsa-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/alsa-utils/Config.in
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS_ALSAUCM
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS_ALSATPLG
 	bool "alsatplg"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_TOPOLOGY
 
 comment "alsatplg needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library"
 	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS