diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/Config.in
index 0e4765c228..02fa18cbd0 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-bad/Config.in
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_OPENCV
 	# problem of including the old "cv.h" header
 	# bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=725163
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_CALIB3D
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_CONTRIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_FEATURES2D
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_FLANN
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV_LIB_IMGPROC