diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
index 4932247..0656232 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 	select GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS
+	select GENERIC_STRNCPY_FROM_USER
 
 config MMU
 	def_bool y