diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index e95a9aa..99f1ca1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@
 config DRM_VIRT_ENCODER
 	tristate "Virtual OF-based encoder"
 	depends on DRM && OF
+	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS
 	help
 	  Choose this option to get a virtual encoder and its associated
 	  connector that will use the device tree to read the display