diff --git a/boot/Kconfig b/boot/Kconfig
index ba586c88bdf..971c9837bb4 100644
--- a/boot/Kconfig
+++ b/boot/Kconfig
@@ -809,6 +809,7 @@ endmenu		# Boot images
 
 config DISTRO_DEFAULTS
 	bool "(deprecated) Script-based booting of Linux distributions"
+	select CMDLINE
 	select BOOT_DEFAULTS
 	select AUTO_COMPLETE
 	select CMDLINE_EDITING