diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE01 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE01
index 8ae41d5f81a3..04831ef1f9b5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE01
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE01
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC=n
 CONFIG_RCU_BOOST=n
 CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD=n
 CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
+CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_HOTPLUG_CPU0=y