diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index abba5b8..0d961cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@
 	select HAVE_SCHED_CLOCK
 	select HAVE_TCM
 	select NO_IOPORT
+	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select USE_OF
 	help
 	  This enables support for systems based on the Picochip picoXcell