diff --git a/package/alsa-lib/Config.in b/package/alsa-lib/Config.in
index 995d379167..f334b66bff 100644
--- a/package/alsa-lib/Config.in
+++ b/package/alsa-lib/Config.in
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_SEQ
 	bool "seq"
 	default y
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_UCM
+	bool "ucm"
+	default y
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_MIXER
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_ALISP
 	bool "alisp"
 	default y
diff --git a/package/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk b/package/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk
index 72e6c34282..954cbfb241 100644
--- a/package/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk
+++ b/package/alsa-lib/alsa-lib.mk
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_SEQ),y)
 ALSA_LIB_CONF_OPTS += --disable-seq
 endif
+ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_UCM),y)
+ALSA_LIB_CONF_OPTS += --disable-ucm
+endif
 ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_ALISP),y)
 ALSA_LIB_CONF_OPTS += --disable-alisp
 endif
diff --git a/package/alsa-utils/Config.in b/package/alsa-utils/Config.in
index 012f28aef4..2d7062b0ca 100644
--- a/package/alsa-utils/Config.in
+++ b/package/alsa-utils/Config.in
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ comment "alsamixer needs a toolchain w/ wchar"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS_ALSAUCM
 	bool "alsaucm"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_LIB_UCM
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ALSA_UTILS_ALSATPLG
 	bool "alsatplg"