diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index b32ebf92b0ce..112e71264542 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ config PARAVIRT_DEBUG
 config PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS
 	bool "Paravirtualization layer for spinlocks"
 	depends on PARAVIRT && SMP
+	select UNINLINE_SPIN_UNLOCK
 	---help---
 	  Paravirtualized spinlocks allow a pvops backend to replace the
 	  spinlock implementation with something virtualization-friendly