diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 38f3b7e47ec5efd190018de0d9bba1d2ef5b4011..b365d5cbb722ce9ef712a6066695a409f9e0c627 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ config PPC
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND
 	select OLD_SIGACTION if PPC32
 	select HAVE_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
+	select HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool