diff --git a/examples/mount/Kconfig b/examples/mount/Kconfig
index 97406b843..e2f685826 100644
--- a/examples/mount/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/mount/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 config EXAMPLES_MOUNT
 	tristate "File system mount example"
 	default n
+	select DRVR_MKRD if !EXAMPLES_MOUNT_BLOCKDEVICE
 	---help---
 		Enable the file system mount example
 
diff --git a/nshlib/Kconfig b/nshlib/Kconfig
index e365e8a7b..687d4837d 100644
--- a/nshlib/Kconfig
+++ b/nshlib/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config NSH_LIBRARY
 	select NETUTILS_NETLIB if NET
 	select LIBC_NETDB if NET
 	select READLINE_HAVE_EXTMATCH
+	select DRVR_MKRD if !NSH_DISABLE_MKRD
 	---help---
 		Build the NSH support library.  This is used, for example, by
 		system/nsh in order to implement the full NuttShell (NSH).