diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index ad74608349bda9e771d4b57cf4e9f7c1dc5ba870..e7ef769eabf20824bfc4d4583faf5027f02c5b8b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ config X86
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	select GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ if SMP
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
+	select IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
 	select USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS if SMP
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER