diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index fff11a5bb805..3fcfa8534156 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_MEMBLOCK_NODE_MAP
 	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
 	select HAVE_NMI				if PERF_EVENTS || (PPC64 && PPC_BOOK3S)
-	select HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH	if (PPC64 && PPC_BOOK3S)
+	select HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH	if PPC64 && PPC_BOOK3S && SMP
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_OPTPROBES			if PPC64
 	select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS