diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 0df64a6a56d4985b9c9da0ea3b9092adddb71194..9fe7a7f4c94cdd15fdc07af3d750c024ea3ac60b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select PCI_ECAM if ACPI
 	select POWER_RESET
 	select POWER_SUPPLY
+	select REFCOUNT_FULL
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
 	select THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK