diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 3348989008b5d00631cd715ed59f108e2df42b78..0bc8112c5486933667171d9bec02ce6b9face20b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ config MIPS_MALTA
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_MICROMIPS
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_MIPS_CMP
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_MIPS_CPS
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_MIPS16