diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
index 3c8308e6b3a7..ccbb8973a324 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ config INGENIC_TCU_IRQ
 	default MACH_INGENIC
 	depends on MIPS || COMPILE_TEST
 	select MFD_SYSCON
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
 	help
 	  Support for interrupts in the Timer/Counter Unit (TCU) of the Ingenic
 	  JZ47xx SoCs.