diff --git a/package/network/services/lldpd/Config.in b/package/network/services/lldpd/Config.in
index 93d84e29ea..72150e7e6f 100644
--- a/package/network/services/lldpd/Config.in
+++ b/package/network/services/lldpd/Config.in
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ config LLDPD_WITH_CUSTOM
 config LLDPD_WITH_JSON
 	bool
 	prompt "Enable JSON output for the LLDP Command-Line Interface"
+	select PACKAGE_json-c
 	default n
 
 endmenu