diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 7b6dd10b162ac71f4f7dd3ddbe3f8a9a5658fb16..9cd9bd6562e342199caadaf21fc7a3252dfc357b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING		if X86_64
 	select HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING_OFFSTACK	if HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING
 	select HAVE_C_RECORDMCOUNT
+	select HAVE_OBJTOOL_MCOUNT		if STACK_VALIDATION
 	select HAVE_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
 	select HAVE_DMA_CONTIGUOUS
 	select HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE