diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index 434fda39bf8b51..d9e2b19b7c8deb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ config PPC_BOOK3S_64
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HUGETLBFS
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE if PPC_64K_PAGES
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_NUMA_BALANCING
+	select IRQ_WORK
 
 config PPC_BOOK3E_64
 	bool "Embedded processors"