diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-devtools/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-devtools/Config.in
index 1ca8ab8299..55cf25d53e 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-devtools/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-devtools/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_DEVTOOLS
 	bool "gst1-devtools"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON || BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GSTREAMER1_CHECK
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BASE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JSON_GLIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON