diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig b/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig
index 0daac5112f7a..c0c9683934b7 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config OVERLAY_FS
 	tristate "Overlay filesystem support"
+	select EXPORTFS
 	help
 	  An overlay filesystem combines two filesystems - an 'upper' filesystem
 	  and a 'lower' filesystem.  When a name exists in both filesystems, the