diff --git a/package/openocd/Config.in b/package/openocd/Config.in
index d84aac18f0..a35bd2717c 100644
--- a/package/openocd/Config.in
+++ b/package/openocd/Config.in
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_AICE
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_VSLLINK
 	bool "Versaloon-Link JTAG Programmer"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb-compat -> libusb
 	help
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_VSLLINK
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_USBPROG
 	bool "USBProg JTAG Programmer"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb-compat -> libusb
 	help
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_USBPROG
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_RLINK
 	bool "Raisonance RLink JTAG Programmer"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb-compat -> libusb
 	help
@@ -108,6 +111,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_RLINK
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_ARMEW
 	bool "Olimex ARM-JTAG-EW Programmer"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libusb-compat -> libusb
 	help
@@ -186,6 +190,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_PRESTO
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENOCD_OPENJTAG
 	bool "OpenJTAG Programmer"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFTDI1
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUSB_COMPAT # needs usb.h
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libftdi -> libusb
 	depends on BR2_ARCH_HAS_ATOMICS