diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/Kconfig
index eae8167f79dd..f8f774a16295 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config RTL8192E
 	tristate "RealTek RTL8192E Wireless LAN NIC driver"
 	depends on PCI && WLAN && RTLLIB
 	depends on m
+	select CFG80211
 	select WIRELESS_EXT
 	select WEXT_PRIV
 	select CRYPTO