diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 17903f1f356b..684fa6456797 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
+	select ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool