diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
index 71ca63b79a4f..a7c54c843291 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ config DRM_I915
 	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE if ACPI
 	select VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL if ACPI
 	select INPUT if ACPI
+	select THERMAL if ACPI
 	select ACPI_VIDEO if ACPI
 	select ACPI_BUTTON if ACPI
 	help
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
index a7ff6d5a34b9..ff80f12480ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ config DRM_NOUVEAU
 	select ACPI_WMI if ACPI && X86
 	select MXM_WMI if ACPI && X86
 	select POWER_SUPPLY
+	# Similar to i915, we need to select ACPI_VIDEO and it's dependencies
+	select BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT if ACPI && X86
+	select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE if ACPI && X86
+	select VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL if ACPI && X86
+	select INPUT if ACPI && X86
+	select THERMAL if ACPI && X86
+	select ACPI_VIDEO if ACPI && X86
 	help
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