diff --git a/cmd/Kconfig b/cmd/Kconfig
index 06ec81007a..9a0b720311 100644
--- a/cmd/Kconfig
+++ b/cmd/Kconfig
@@ -2569,6 +2569,7 @@ config CMD_UBIFS
 	depends on CMD_UBI
 	default y if CMD_UBI
 	select LZO
+	select GZIP
 	help
 	  UBIFS is a file system for flash devices which works on top of UBI.