diff --git a/net/mptcp/Kconfig b/net/mptcp/Kconfig
index 49f6054e7f4e..a9ed3bf1d93f 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mptcp/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config MPTCP
 	depends on INET
 	select SKB_EXTENSIONS
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_SHA256
+	select CRYPTO
 	help
 	  Multipath TCP (MPTCP) connections send and receive data over multiple
 	  subflows in order to utilize multiple network paths. Each subflow