diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 130e2b4e88..0e1daaeee5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1888,6 +1888,7 @@ vp6_decoder_select="h264chroma hpeldsp huffman videodsp vp3dsp"
 vp6a_decoder_select="vp6_decoder"
 vp6f_decoder_select="vp6_decoder"
 vp8_decoder_select="h264pred videodsp"
+webp_decoder_select="vp8_decoder"
 wmapro_decoder_select="mdct sinewin"
 wmav1_decoder_select="mdct sinewin"
 wmav1_encoder_select="mdct sinewin"