diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index aaed1a3b92d6..3be2305709b7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ config X86
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KVM
+
 
 config GENERIC_LOCKBREAK
 	def_bool n
@@ -119,8 +121,6 @@ config ARCH_HAS_CPU_RELAX
 config HAVE_SETUP_PER_CPU_AREA
 	def_bool X86_64
 
-select HAVE_KVM
-
 config ARCH_HIBERNATION_POSSIBLE
 	def_bool y
 	depends on !SMP || !X86_VOYAGER