diff --git a/package/linux-tools/Config.in b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
index f4199fd618..6aa09d14a3 100644
--- a/package/linux-tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/linux-tools/Config.in
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_TOOLS_SELFTESTS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BASH # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBCAP_NG
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_SCHEDUTILS # runtime (taskset)
 	help
 	  Build and install (to /usr/lib/kselftests) kernel selftests.