diff --git a/package/rauc/Config.in b/package/rauc/Config.in
index 6433b827d3..456f8f382c 100644
--- a/package/rauc/Config.in
+++ b/package/rauc/Config.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RAUC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS # run-time dependency
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_SQUASHFS # run-time dependency
 	help
 	  RAUC is the Robust Auto-Update Controller developed by
 	  Pengutronix. It supports updating embedded Linux