diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
index dbbc583d6273..248f1459c039 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ config NFSD_V4
 	select NFSD_V3
 	select FS_POSIX_ACL
 	select SUNRPC_GSS
+	select CRYPTO
 	select CRYPTO_MD5
 	select CRYPTO_SHA256
 	select GRACE_PERIOD