diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 46c3bff3ced20e31c379bdde1c9a50c95206ff8e..a4135b5e562ebe304d6d863a0425a9b036d6c3e3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ config X86
 	select GENERIC_STRNLEN_USER
 	select HAVE_RCU_USER_QS if X86_64
 	select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
+	select HAS_PERSISTENT_CLOCK
 	select GENERIC_KERNEL_THREAD
 	select GENERIC_KERNEL_EXECVE
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_REL if X86_32