diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
index 023b288f895bf7afcbe1fa955b58637edb78d19e..4459eff7a75ad6b3f4135f015591e2b9575dcec4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ config PPC_PSERIES
 	select ZLIB_DEFLATE
 	select PPC_DOORBELL
 	select HAVE_CONTEXT_TRACKING
+	select HOTPLUG if SMP
+	select HOTPLUG_CPU if SMP
 	default y
 
 config PPC_SPLPAR