diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig.x86 b/arch/um/Kconfig.x86
index 62f21156aaa4eaa5c6f4bfd19b1ad4e5feb68e96..02fb017fed472ed96d66aa1a4252b17b2f5bd677 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig.x86
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig.x86
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ endmenu
 
 config UML_X86
 	def_bool y
+	select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
+	select GENERIC_FIND_NEXT_BIT
 
 config 64BIT
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index d5ed94d30aadf056130464e5184461654c99ad8a..43214e303294b9a6354f0a9a8e9a36e39f265198 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_TEXT_POKE_SMP
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	select HAVE_SPARSE_IRQ
+	select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
+	select GENERIC_FIND_NEXT_BIT
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	select GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ if SMP
 	select USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS if SMP
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
index 283c5a6a03a6536d5b171830d0474ecc9849aff0..ed47e6e1747f1af78549296e5fa85c862bcb1e7e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.cpu
@@ -294,11 +294,6 @@ config X86_GENERIC
 
 endif
 
-config X86_CPU
-	def_bool y
-	select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
-	select GENERIC_FIND_NEXT_BIT
-
 #
 # Define implied options from the CPU selection here
 config X86_INTERNODE_CACHE_SHIFT