diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 8fbbef9..dc81f39 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_DMA_COHERENT
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
+	select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
+	select PERF_USE_VMALLOC
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
 	select HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACE_MCOUNT_TEST