diff --git a/net/sched/Kconfig b/net/sched/Kconfig
index 95d9bc5d86215579e3707998cece8c93ac018ae3..447b89e556b12f6f2039e584d7ba00be2f54d655 100644
--- a/net/sched/Kconfig
+++ b/net/sched/Kconfig
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ config NET_EMATCH_META
 config NET_EMATCH_TEXT
 	tristate "Textsearch"
 	depends on NET_EMATCH
+	select TEXTSEARCH
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here if you want to be ablt to classify packets based on
 	  textsearch comparisons. Please select the appropriate textsearch