diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 3e81687263b5e6592777865b30e994094f5f08e8..3ad483bdf505a560dcc3b9c3dfe2de4331539155 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ config NOMMU_INITIAL_TRIM_EXCESS
 config TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
 	bool "Transparent Hugepage Support"
 	depends on X86 && MMU
+	select COMPACTION
 	help
 	  Transparent Hugepages allows the kernel to use huge pages and
 	  huge tlb transparently to the applications whenever possible.