diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index 3bb5625504e2..9bfe4c5af87e 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ config I8253_LOCK
 
 config OMAP_DM_TIMER
 	bool
+	select TIMER_OF
 
 config CLKBLD_I8253
 	def_bool y if CLKSRC_I8253 || CLKEVT_I8253 || I8253_LOCK