diff --git a/libs/gnutls/Config.in b/libs/gnutls/Config.in
index 59ca00f8f..fc3b31758 100644
--- a/libs/gnutls/Config.in
+++ b/libs/gnutls/Config.in
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ config GNUTLS_OCSP
 
 config GNUTLS_CRYPTODEV
 	bool "enable /dev/crypto support"
-	select PACKAGE_kmod-cryptodev
 	default n
 
 config GNUTLS_HEARTBEAT
diff --git a/libs/gnutls/Makefile b/libs/gnutls/Makefile
index 362a90e08..663359ded 100644
--- a/libs/gnutls/Makefile
+++ b/libs/gnutls/Makefile
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ endef
 define Package/libgnutls
 $(call Package/gnutls/Default)
   TITLE+= (library)
-  DEPENDS+= +libnettle +!LIBNETTLE_MINI:libgmp +GNUTLS_EXT_LIBTASN1:libtasn1 +GNUTLS_PKCS11:p11-kit
+  DEPENDS+= +libnettle +!LIBNETTLE_MINI:libgmp +GNUTLS_EXT_LIBTASN1:libtasn1 +GNUTLS_PKCS11:p11-kit +GNUTLS_CRYPTODEV:kmod-cryptodev
 endef
 
 define Package/libgnutls/description