diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 940343beb3d4..65fe00b1922c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ config ARM64
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_VDSO
 	select HOTPLUG_CORE_SYNC_DEAD if HOTPLUG_CPU
+	select HOTPLUG_SMT if HOTPLUG_CPU
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
 	select KASAN_VMALLOC if KASAN