diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/hwmon.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/hwmon.mk
index 29392548d4..b4ddcfdde8 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/hwmon.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/hwmon.mk
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ define KernelPackage/hwmon-gsc
 	$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/mfd/gateworks-gsc.ko \
 	$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/hwmon/gsc-hwmon.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,20,gsc-hwmon,1)
-  $(call AddDepends/hwmon,+kmod-i2c-core)
+  $(call AddDepends/hwmon,+kmod-i2c-core +kmod-mfd)
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/hwmon-gsc/description
diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/other.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/other.mk
index 9c10b97501..5523829612 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/other.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/other.mk
@@ -780,6 +780,18 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,rtc-s35390a))
 
 
+define KernelPackage/mfd
+  SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
+  TITLE:=Multifunction device drivers
+  HIDDEN:=1
+  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_MFD_CORE
+  FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.ko
+  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,10,mfd-core)
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call KernelPackage,mfd))
+
+
 define KernelPackage/mtdtests
   SUBMENU:=$(OTHER_MENU)
   TITLE:=MTD subsystem tests