diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 650283107b92..da35126d93ac 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_PERF_REGS
 	select HAVE_PERF_USER_STACK_DUMP
 	select HAVE_PREEMPT_DYNAMIC_KEY
+	select HAVE_POSIX_CPU_TIMERS_TASK_WORK
 	select HAVE_RETHOOK			if KPROBES
 	select HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
 	select HAVE_RELIABLE_STACKTRACE