diff --git a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
index eeb8054c7cd..1f3e9ea1cf9 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/unicore32/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config UNICORE32
 	select HAVE_DMA_ATTRS
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2
+	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZO
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA
 	select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT