diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index c2f5498..30e90a2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2285,6 +2285,7 @@
 	select MIPS_CM
 	select MIPS_CPS_PM if HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select SMP
+	select HOTPLUG_CORE_SYNC_DEAD if HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select SYNC_R4K if (CEVT_R4K || CSRC_R4K)
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SCHED_SMT if CPU_MIPSR6