diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/Kconfig
index f150ecb8bd08..4c6276b5728a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config POHMELFS
 	tristate "POHMELFS filesystem support"
 	select CONNECTOR
+	select CRYPTO
 	select CRYPTO_BLKCIPHER
 	select CRYPTO_HMAC
 	help