diff --git a/components/drivers/Kconfig b/components/drivers/Kconfig
index d0588a7b65..861d8cf118 100755
--- a/components/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/components/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ menu "Using USB"
                 if RT_USB_DEVICE_RNDIS
                     config RNDIS_DELAY_LINK_UP
                         bool "Delay linkup media connection"
+                        select RT_USING_TIMER_SOFT
                         default n
                 endif
 
diff --git a/components/drivers/usb/usbdevice/class/rndis.c b/components/drivers/usb/usbdevice/class/rndis.c
index 793ecb49b5..ec61234947 100644
--- a/components/drivers/usb/usbdevice/class/rndis.c
+++ b/components/drivers/usb/usbdevice/class/rndis.c
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ ufunction_t rt_usbd_function_rndis_create(udevice_t device)
                   timer_timeout,
                   _rndis,
                   RT_TICK_PER_SECOND * 2,
-                  RT_TIMER_FLAG_ONE_SHOT);
+                  RT_TIMER_FLAG_ONE_SHOT | RT_TIMER_FLAG_SOFT_TIMER);
 #endif  /* RNDIS_DELAY_LINK_UP */
 
     /* OUI 00-00-00, only for test. */