diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/apei/Kconfig
index 66a03caa2ad92093cf68ce5ddcbc215ea8ef7b3d..f739a70b1c708a0084afa2e8e6605f401c7bfd94 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config ACPI_APEI
 	bool "ACPI Platform Error Interface (APEI)"
+	select MISC_FILESYSTEMS
 	select PSTORE
 	depends on X86
 	help