diff --git a/kernel/irq/Kconfig b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
index 10a5aff4eecc..164a031cfdb6 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ config IRQ_FASTEOI_HIERARCHY_HANDLERS
 # Generic IRQ IPI support
 config GENERIC_IRQ_IPI
 	bool
+	select IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
 
 # Generic MSI interrupt support
 config GENERIC_MSI_IRQ