diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index a008a9f03072deb900409ad2ef93a6bd65cdb48e..0a4adbc326e6c356a429866da02311034a68ca7a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1687,6 +1687,7 @@ config CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON
 	select USB_EHCI_BIG_ENDIAN_MMIO if CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select USB_OHCI_BIG_ENDIAN_MMIO if CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT_7
+	select HAVE_KVM
 	help
 	  The Cavium Octeon processor is a highly integrated chip containing
 	  many ethernet hardware widgets for networking tasks. The processor