diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 6f199d8146d4..77d5fa96f9d0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -1610,6 +1610,25 @@ config ARM64_BTI
 	  BTI, such binaries can still run, but you get no additional
 	  enforcement of branch destinations.
 
+config ARM64_BTI_KERNEL
+	bool "Use Branch Target Identification for kernel"
+	default y
+	depends on ARM64_BTI
+	depends on ARM64_PTR_AUTH
+	depends on CC_HAS_BRANCH_PROT_PAC_RET_BTI
+	depends on !CC_IS_GCC || GCC_VERSION >= 100000
+	depends on !(CC_IS_CLANG && GCOV_KERNEL)
+	depends on (!FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER || DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS)
+	help
+	  Build the kernel with Branch Target Identification annotations
+	  and enable enforcement of this for kernel code. When this option
+	  is enabled and the system supports BTI all kernel code including
+	  modular code must have BTI enabled.
+
+config CC_HAS_BRANCH_PROT_PAC_RET_BTI
+	# GCC 9 or later, clang 8 or later
+	def_bool $(cc-option,-mbranch-protection=pac-ret+leaf+bti)
+
 config ARM64_E0PD
 	bool "Enable support for E0PD"
 	default y