diff --git a/arch/c6x/Kconfig b/arch/c6x/Kconfig
index 052f81a76239..983c859e40b7 100644
--- a/arch/c6x/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/c6x/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 config C6X
 	def_bool y
 	select CLKDEV_LOOKUP
+	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_DMA_API_DEBUG