diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 73b6e764034c7f836b3b2b12de9e63a99a858de4..c05bb215292a653c77c5be9228c67dab3f2fdadd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select ARCH_WANT_FRAME_POINTERS
 	select ARM_AMBA
 	select ARM_ARCH_TIMER
+	select ARM_GIC
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 	select COMMON_CLK
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS