diff --git a/package/rpcbind/Config.in b/package/rpcbind/Config.in
index 9cde7bba39..ec8f8ee1b5 100644
--- a/package/rpcbind/Config.in
+++ b/package/rpcbind/Config.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RPCBIND
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libtirpc
 	depends on BR2_USE_MMU 	# fork()
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC_RPCDB
 	help
 	  The rpcbind utility is a server that converts RPC program
 	  numbers into universal addresses.