diff --git a/package/nfs-utils/Config.in b/package/nfs-utils/Config.in
index 02cc7e78cc..419b605667 100644
--- a/package/nfs-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/nfs-utils/Config.in
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_NFS_UTILS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_3_17 # getrandom()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVENT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC # IPv6 requires libtirpc
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC_RPCDB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SQLITE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBBLKID