diff --git a/kernel/dma/Kconfig b/kernel/dma/Kconfig
index a06ba3013b3b..52b704e2b97a 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/dma/Kconfig
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ config SWIOTLB
 
 config DMA_REMAP
 	depends on MMU
+	select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
 	bool
 
 config DMA_DIRECT_REMAP