diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 55af015174a5..22ec64b1a7cc 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -26618,6 +26618,7 @@ F:	include/linux/timekeeping.h
 F:	include/linux/timex.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/time.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/timex.h
+F:	kernel/time/.kunitconfig
 F:	kernel/time/alarmtimer.c
 F:	kernel/time/clocksource*
 F:	kernel/time/ntp*
diff --git a/kernel/time/.kunitconfig b/kernel/time/.kunitconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d60a611b2853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/time/.kunitconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_KUNIT=y
+CONFIG_TIME_KUNIT_TEST=y