diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index b44b52c0a8f07..ba4730b0e2a4e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@ config ARCH_HAS_WALK_MEMORY
 config ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
 	def_bool y
 
+config PPC64_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
+	bool "Add support for memory hwpoison"
+	depends on PPC_BOOK3S_64
+	default "y" if PPC_POWERNV
+	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MEMORY_FAILURE
+
 config KEXEC
 	bool "kexec system call"
 	depends on (PPC_BOOK3S || FSL_BOOKE || (44x && !SMP))