diff --git a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
index 84dfa8dae1b2b024376371d8fa208081a8e2f335..b1d7aef10e6a54a946c33a17f6914eec14a1e91e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ config TASKS_RCU
 
 config TASKS_RUDE_RCU
 	def_bool 0
+	select IRQ_WORK
 	help
 	  This option enables a task-based RCU implementation that uses
 	  only context switch (including preemption) and user-mode