diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 62079d434581a465aaff44e02fd2d6ce74c16c71..b2d235d015d35280474b96a9154d564ac361813f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ config ARM
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	select HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT if (PERF_EVENTS && (CPU_V6 || CPU_V6K || CPU_V7))
 	select HAVE_IDE if PCI || ISA || PCMCIA
+	select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZO