diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig b/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
index f1c9e563994b..04a7070c78e2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
@@ -1295,6 +1295,7 @@ config SND_SOC_STA529
 config SND_SOC_STAC9766
 	tristate
 	depends on SND_SOC_AC97_BUS
+	select REGMAP_AC97
 
 config SND_SOC_STI_SAS
 	tristate "codec Audio support for STI SAS codec"