diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/usb.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/usb.mk
index bfe952ff78..38b75a32a9 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/usb.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/usb.mk
@@ -389,7 +389,9 @@ $(eval $(call KernelPackage,usb2-fsl))
 define KernelPackage/usb2-omap
   TITLE:=Support for USB2 for OMAP
   DEPENDS:=@TARGET_omap +kmod-usb-phy-nop +kmod-usb-phy-am335x +kmod-usb2
-  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_OMAP
+  KCONFIG:=\
+	CONFIG_MFD_OMAP_USB_HOST=y \
+	CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_OMAP
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/usb/host/ehci-omap.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,39,ehci-omap)
   $(call AddDepends/usb)