diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig b/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
index 965ae55fa160..0904827e2f3d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
@@ -1552,6 +1552,7 @@ 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"