diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 685692c94f051a8a7ad582442efcc3fa11173332..fe120da25625b23ef52c74b479bf715f265261b4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2265,6 +2265,7 @@ source "fs/Kconfig.binfmt"
 config IA32_EMULATION
 	bool "IA32 Emulation"
 	depends on X86_64
+	select BINFMT_ELF
 	select COMPAT_BINFMT_ELF
 	select HAVE_UID16
 	---help---