diff --git a/sound/isa/Kconfig b/sound/isa/Kconfig
index 0216475fc759e23442a9f2ab7775c6966458b2cd..37adcc6cbe6bd852a290cc95ea58cc05863e88ba 100644
--- a/sound/isa/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/isa/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 config SND_WSS_LIB
         tristate
         select SND_PCM
+	select SND_TIMER
 
 config SND_SB_COMMON
         tristate
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ config SND_AD1816A
 	select SND_OPL3_LIB
 	select SND_MPU401_UART
 	select SND_PCM
+	select SND_TIMER
 	help
 	  Say Y here to include support for Analog Devices SoundPort
 	  AD1816A or compatible sound chips.
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@ config SND_GUSCLASSIC
 	tristate "Gravis UltraSound Classic"
 	select SND_RAWMIDI
 	select SND_PCM
+	select SND_TIMER
 	help
 	  Say Y here to include support for Gravis UltraSound Classic
 	  soundcards.
@@ -221,6 +224,7 @@ config SND_GUSEXTREME
 	select SND_OPL3_LIB
 	select SND_MPU401_UART
 	select SND_PCM
+	select SND_TIMER
 	help
 	  Say Y here to include support for Gravis UltraSound Extreme
 	  soundcards.
diff --git a/sound/pci/Kconfig b/sound/pci/Kconfig
index 656ce39bddbc531c27d5a15b6d07e899e17f1cd6..8f6594a7d37f7b940ded27f6a8a0395ea8fa1442 100644
--- a/sound/pci/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/pci/Kconfig
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ config SND_AZT3328
 	select SND_PCM
 	select SND_RAWMIDI
 	select SND_AC97_CODEC
+	select SND_TIMER
 	depends on ZONE_DMA
 	help
 	  Say Y here to include support for Aztech AZF3328 (PCI168)
@@ -463,6 +464,7 @@ config SND_EMU10K1
 	select SND_HWDEP
 	select SND_RAWMIDI
 	select SND_AC97_CODEC
+	select SND_TIMER
 	depends on ZONE_DMA
 	help
 	  Say Y to include support for Sound Blaster PCI 512, Live!,
@@ -889,6 +891,7 @@ config SND_YMFPCI
 	select SND_OPL3_LIB
 	select SND_MPU401_UART
 	select SND_AC97_CODEC
+	select SND_TIMER
 	help
 	  Say Y here to include support for Yamaha PCI audio chips -
 	  YMF724, YMF724F, YMF740, YMF740C, YMF744, YMF754.
diff --git a/sound/sparc/Kconfig b/sound/sparc/Kconfig
index d75deba5617db05dc02407b6c669d61ee1695a5e..dfcd38647606445d7dab130178c7ca4f765ff33c 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/sparc/Kconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ config SND_SUN_AMD7930
 config SND_SUN_CS4231
 	tristate "Sun CS4231"
 	select SND_PCM
+	select SND_TIMER
 	help
 	  Say Y here to include support for CS4231 sound device on Sun.