diff --git a/package/cla-sysrepo/Config.in b/package/cla-sysrepo/Config.in
index 873a9aa..c1c7723 100644
--- a/package/cla-sysrepo/Config.in
+++ b/package/cla-sysrepo/Config.in
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGPIOD
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_BOOST
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CPPCODEC
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEV
 	help
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