diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 79795af59810..3e941aa75350 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ config X86
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA if X86_64
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS if X86_32
 	select GENERIC_SIGALTSTACK
+	select ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
 	def_bool y