--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ config DRM_NOUVEAU
 	select ACPI_WMI if ACPI
 	select MXM_WMI if ACPI
+	select VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL
 	help
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