diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
index 70b5704..0598cd2 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/Kconfig
@@ -1162,6 +1162,7 @@
 config SENSORS_VIA_CPUTEMP
 	tristate "VIA CPU temperature sensor"
 	depends on X86
+	select HWMON_VID
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for the temperature
 	  sensor inside your CPU. Supported are all known variants of