diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gstd/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gstd/Config.in
index 14cda7c45f..f36d25f11f 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gstd/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gstd/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GSTD
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # libglib2 -> gettext, libsoup
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libglib2, libsoup
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # libdaemon, libglib2
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GSTREAMER1_GST_DEBUG # gst_debug_bin_to_dot_data
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JANSSON
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JSON_GLIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDAEMON