diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 73bf87b1d274..9c70c2864657 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_IOREMAP_PROT
 	select HAVE_IRQ_EXIT_ON_IRQ_STACK
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_GZIP
-	select HAVE_KERNEL_XZ			if PPC_BOOK3S
+	select HAVE_KERNEL_XZ			if PPC_BOOK3S || 44x
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
 	select HAVE_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE
 	select HAVE_KRETPROBES