diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5declarative/Config.in b/package/qt5/qt5declarative/Config.in
index 93328650d5..c9a673658a 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5declarative/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5declarative/Config.in
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QT5DECLARATIVE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5XMLPATTERNS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5JSBACKEND
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_GUI
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_EGLFS
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_OPENGL_EGL
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_OPENGL_ES