diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
index 09aa0f4c8bf14..8d922bb4d9539 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig.debug
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ config DRM_I915_DEBUG
         depends on DRM_I915
         select DEBUG_FS
         select PREEMPT_COUNT
+        select REFCOUNT_FULL
         select I2C_CHARDEV
         select STACKDEPOT
         select DRM_DP_AUX_CHARDEV