diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
index 7a8d94cdd4934b10fa700c7df25cc6b165ddfa3c..f5832a49a88100a891cf8ddfb0982a847de4e11a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
 config SB1XXX_CORELIS
 	bool "Corelis Debugger"
 	depends on SIBYTE_SB1xxx_SOC
+	select DEBUG_KERNEL if !COMPILE_TEST
 	select DEBUG_INFO if !COMPILE_TEST
 	help
 	  Select compile flags that produce code that can be processed by the