diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
index b481c5c8bae11c8e556b932ac505f8597ecb79ac..21b22bf16ce66b8e374f731d2f377104eb0071fc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config PPC_PSERIES
 	select OF_DYNAMIC
 	select FORCE_PCI
 	select PCI_MSI
+	select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR
 	select PPC_XICS
 	select PPC_XIVE_SPAPR
 	select PPC_ICP_NATIVE