diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index b49a390df1cb7..85c7b0637734a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select ARCH_HAS_TICK_BROADCAST if GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
 	select ARCH_HAS_UBSAN_SANITIZE_ALL
 	select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
+	select ARCH_KEEP_MEMBLOCK if DEBUG_KERNEL
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
 	select ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP
 	select ARCH_USE_CMPXCHG_LOCKREF if 64BIT