diff --git a/drivers/crypto/Kconfig b/drivers/crypto/Kconfig
index eb2ec2e0a1458d6f87abb80b4a31820e28c27e64..e522144cba3af9bc9d9e5e9bbc1e5dcb05e693c0 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ config CRYPTO_DEV_IXP4XX
 	depends on ARCH_IXP4XX
 	select CRYPTO_DES
 	select CRYPTO_ALGAPI
+	select CRYPTO_AUTHENC
 	select CRYPTO_BLKCIPHER
 	help
 	  Driver for the IXP4xx NPE crypto engine.