diff --git a/fs/f2fs/Kconfig b/fs/f2fs/Kconfig
index 110a38ca5d53a..95f1b99fa9003 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/f2fs/Kconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 config F2FS_FS
 	tristate "F2FS filesystem support"
 	depends on BLOCK
+	select NLS
 	select CRYPTO
 	select CRYPTO_CRC32
 	select F2FS_FS_XATTR if FS_ENCRYPTION