diff --git a/buildroot-external/configs/mycroftos_rpi3_defconfig b/buildroot-external/configs/mycroftos_rpi3_defconfig
index 96e73862..dd4806db 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/configs/mycroftos_rpi3_defconfig
+++ b/buildroot-external/configs/mycroftos_rpi3_defconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_WIFI_FIRMWARE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_DBUS_PYTHON=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_KBD=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PARTED=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_USERLAND=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PY_ONLY=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_BZIP2=y
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DOSFSTOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MTOOLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_FANN=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_RESPEAKER=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_ADAPT_PARSER=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_COVERALLS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DEPRECATED=y
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/respeaker/Config.in b/buildroot-external/package/respeaker/Config.in
index 7f714b38..090d3b94 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/respeaker/Config.in
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/respeaker/Config.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_RESPEAKER
 	bool "respeaker"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_USERLAND
 	help
 	  The ReSpeaker series is a family of 
 	  development boards designed to enable