diff --git a/kernel/irq/Kconfig b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
index 5f3e2baefca9..d532bf0c5a67 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ 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