diff --git a/package/dhcp/Config.in b/package/dhcp/Config.in
index d09256aad2..5340830902 100644
--- a/package/dhcp/Config.in
+++ b/package/dhcp/Config.in
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_DHCP
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_DHCP_SERVER
 	bool "dhcp server"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD_TMPFILES if BR2_PACKAGE_SYSTEMD
 	help
 	  DHCP server from the ISC DHCP distribution.