diff --git a/util-linux/dmesg.c b/util-linux/dmesg.c
index 6670b84..5da887f 100644
--- a/util-linux/dmesg.c
+++ b/util-linux/dmesg.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 //config:config DMESG
 //config:	bool "dmesg (3.7 kb)"
 //config:	default y
+//config:	select PLATFORM_LINUX
 //config:	help
 //config:	dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer. When the
 //config:	Linux kernel prints messages to the system log, they are stored in