diff --git a/fs/nfs/Kconfig b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
index 6c2aad49d731..f7e13db613cb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfs/Kconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ config NFS_V3_ACL
 config NFS_V4
 	bool "NFS client support for NFS version 4"
 	depends on NFS_FS
+	select SUNRPC_GSS
 	help
 	  This option enables support for version 4 of the NFS protocol
 	  (RFC 3530) in the kernel's NFS client.
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
index 95932f523aef..4264377552e2 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/nfsd/Kconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ config NFSD_V4
 	depends on NFSD && PROC_FS && EXPERIMENTAL
 	select NFSD_V3
 	select FS_POSIX_ACL
+	select SUNRPC_GSS
 	help
 	  This option enables support in your system's NFS server for
 	  version 4 of the NFS protocol (RFC 3530).