diff --git a/package/mongodb/Config.in b/package/mongodb/Config.in
index 7df502add6..9c5dba8347 100644
--- a/package/mongodb/Config.in
+++ b/package/mongodb/Config.in
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MONGODB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST_SYSTEM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE_UTF # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SNAPPY
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SQLITE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_YAML_CPP