diff --git a/package/gcc/Config.in.host b/package/gcc/Config.in.host
index 7d09b515d0..edb93fb1f3 100644
--- a/package/gcc/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gcc/Config.in.host
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_FORTRAN
 	# on architecture building libquadmath, wchar is required
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBQUADMATH || \
 		(BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_LIBQUADMATH && BR2_USE_WCHAR)
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_FORTRAN
 	help
 	  Enable this option if you want your toolchain to support the
 	  Fortran language and you want Fortran libraries to be