diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index 8a3f8351f4380d5ff8da08978ceb83fd4d19d689..8ed64cfae4ff1f46953315f04853ce06831394f5 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config ZONE_DMA
 config XTENSA
 	def_bool y
 	select HAVE_IDE
+	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES