diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
index f20adf759d40..ef0fa6975dab 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ config KEYSTONE_IRQ
 
 config MIPS_GIC
 	bool
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK if SMP
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_IPI if SMP
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
 	select MIPS_CM