diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/Kconfig
index 35ccda5..ef699f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 config DRM_IMX_PARALLEL_DISPLAY
 	tristate "Support for parallel displays"
 	depends on DRM_IMX
+	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS
 
 config DRM_IMX_TVE
 	tristate "Support for TV and VGA displays"