diff --git a/arch/alpha/Kconfig b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
index c613d5f..0ff5572 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 config ALPHA
 	bool
 	default y
+	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	help
 	  The Alpha is a 64-bit general-purpose processor designed and
 	  marketed by the Digital Equipment Corporation of blessed memory,