diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 5ab6e89..4bbbb40 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2456,6 +2456,7 @@
 config COMPAT
 	bool
 	depends on MIPS32_COMPAT
+	select ARCH_WANT_OLD_COMPAT_IPC
 	default y
 
 config SYSVIPC_COMPAT