diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/gm45/Kconfig b/src/northbridge/intel/gm45/Kconfig
index 9a370d5..ea6933d 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/gm45/Kconfig
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/gm45/Kconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	select VGA
 	select INTEL_EDID
 	select INTEL_GMA_ACPI
+	select INTEL_GMA_SSC_ALTERNATE_REF
 	select RELOCATABLE_RAMSTAGE
 
 config CBFS_SIZE