diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mstar/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-mstar/Kconfig
index cd300eeedc2067f06e5652e10cb50aecc1cb0f97..0bf4d312bcfd99480b376848f771be84a80138a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mstar/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mstar/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ menuconfig ARCH_MSTARV7
 	depends on ARCH_MULTI_V7
 	select ARM_GIC
 	select ARM_HEAVY_MB
+	select HAVE_ARM_ARCH_TIMER
 	select MST_IRQ
 	select MSTAR_MSC313_MPLL
 	help