diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/Kconfig b/arch/arm/plat-omap/Kconfig
index ca83a7659aef..c26278172caa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/Kconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ config OMAP_DEBUG_DEVICES
 
 config OMAP_DEBUG_LEDS
 	def_bool y if NEW_LEDS
+	select LEDS_CLASS
 	depends on OMAP_DEBUG_DEVICES
 
 config POWER_AVS_OMAP