diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/Kconfig
index 1d185347c64c06f7b749061909390ea0953ed3f8..305dc3d4ff772a7fe8a1ad80b9a2897f04a4cca1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/Kconfig
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ config DRM_EXYNOS_DP
 config DRM_EXYNOS_HDMI
 	bool "HDMI"
 	depends on DRM_EXYNOS_MIXER || DRM_EXYNOS5433_DECON
+	select CEC_CORE if CEC_NOTIFIER
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you want to use Exynos HDMI for DRM.