diff --git a/configs/amd64_defconfig b/configs/amd64_defconfig
index 47bc5263..4622e2f0 100644
--- a/configs/amd64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/amd64_defconfig
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_FINIT_PLUGIN_RTC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_FINIT_PLUGIN_TTY=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_FINIT_PLUGIN_URANDOM=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_IFUPDOWN_NG=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_MECH=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_TETRIS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_QUERIERD=y
 QEMU_ROOTFS_VSCSI=y