diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index fbf26e0f7a6a..3141c1e917e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_CMPXCHG_LOCAL
 	select HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING		if X86_64
 	select HAVE_C_RECORDMCOUNT
+	select HAVE_OBJTOOL_MCOUNT		if STACK_VALIDATION
 	select HAVE_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
 	select HAVE_DMA_CONTIGUOUS
 	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE