diff --git a/arch/sh/Kconfig b/arch/sh/Kconfig
index 4b89da248d17..dd4bf55094b2 100644
--- a/arch/sh/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sh/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ config SUPERH
 	select HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 	select HAVE_SPARSE_IRQ
+	select IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
 	select RTC_LIB
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW