diff --git a/arch/tile/Kconfig b/arch/tile/Kconfig
index 7fcd492adbfcfb030a34c2f4d34558fc9a20ad81..7cca41842a9e5acc9382f73896278f3404772eb3 100644
--- a/arch/tile/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/tile/Kconfig
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ config TILEGX
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
+	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
 
 config TILEPRO
 	def_bool !TILEGX