diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 9b6d36b..a5e0b47 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
 	select ARCH_HAS_UBSAN_SANITIZE_ALL
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT
 	select HAVE_LIVEPATCH if HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
+	select GENERIC_CPU_AUTOPROBE
 
 config GENERIC_CSUM
 	def_bool CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN