diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index ee11f8d94085eae4ef65fe005f8cdba2d264b658..613df554728d0b27b2c84e61d1eb42582ea11a19 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -1675,6 +1675,7 @@ config NFSD_V3_ACL
 config NFSD_V4
 	bool "Provide NFSv4 server support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on NFSD_V3 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	select RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5
 	help
 	  If you would like to include the NFSv4 server as well as the NFSv2
 	  and NFSv3 servers, say Y here.  This feature is experimental, and