diff --git a/fs/Kconfig b/fs/Kconfig
index 01a295232f75..7cf36ca157ff 100644
--- a/fs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/Kconfig
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ config AFFS_FS
 config HFS_FS
 	tristate "Apple Macintosh file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
 	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	select NLS
 	help
 	  If you say Y here, you will be able to mount Macintosh-formatted
 	  floppy disks and hard drive partitions with full read-write access.