diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index ac56b5682430a4665a1f67557348a48ee5ec7126..e71ac54b789675003901e275509dbca466fc6839 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ config I8253_LOCK
 
 config OMAP_DM_TIMER
 	bool
+	select TIMER_OF
 
 config CLKBLD_I8253
 	def_bool y if CLKSRC_I8253 || CLKEVT_I8253 || I8253_LOCK