diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 2a1ba62b7da20..a24c18eee5987 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ config GENEVE
 
 config MACSEC
 	tristate "IEEE 802.1AE MAC-level encryption (MACsec)"
+	select CRYPTO
 	select CRYPTO_AES
 	select CRYPTO_GCM
 	---help---