diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 16097a8f5c526264e05ccafaa1fa613842f17890..cd5fbf6f07848c3c9778aae1e8be265a92f426c4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1268,6 +1268,13 @@ config CPU_SUPPORTS_32BIT_KERNEL
 config CPU_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
 	bool
 
+#
+# Set to y for ptrace access to watch registers.
+#
+config HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS
+       bool
+       default y if CPU_MIPS32 || CPU_MIPS64
+
 menu "Kernel type"
 
 choice