diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 23247fa551e7..940c955d1c9c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ config PPC
 	select OF_RESERVED_MEM
 	select OLD_SIGACTION			if PPC32
 	select OLD_SIGSUSPEND
+	select RTC_LIB
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
 	select SYSCTL_EXCEPTION_TRACE
 	select VIRT_TO_BUS			if !PPC64