diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index f2a3f97..faa6fb7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	select ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_STATE
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
 	select HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN
+	select HAVE_IRQ_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 
 menu "Machine selection"