diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/Kconfig
index 14114b597ef40278b1d661d2b69c118933296692..479e62690d75a2ea1d0804ccd188e1cda84a6255 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/Kconfig
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ config DRM_DISPLAY_HDMI_HELPER
 config DRM_DISPLAY_HDMI_STATE_HELPER
 	bool
 	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER
-	depends on DRM_DISPLAY_HDMI_HELPER
+	select DRM_DISPLAY_HDMI_HELPER
 	help
 	  DRM KMS state helpers for HDMI.