diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index e984403..e1240f6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
 	select HAVE_ARCH_KMEMCHECK
 	select HAVE_USER_RETURN_NOTIFIER
 
+config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
+	def_bool (KPROBES || PERF_EVENTS)
+
 config OUTPUT_FORMAT
 	string
 	default "elf32-i386" if X86_32