diff --git a/package/python-jsonschema/Config.in b/package/python-jsonschema/Config.in
index 7002653722..b547f4ae1a 100644
--- a/package/python-jsonschema/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-jsonschema/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_JSONSCHEMA
 	bool "python-jsonschema"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_FUNCTOOLS32 if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON # runtime
 	help
 	  An implementation of JSON Schema validation for Python.