diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Kconfig
index cbf703f0d850..c5bd2535e0f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/Kconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ menuconfig ARCH_OMAP1
 	select ARCH_OMAP
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO
 	select FORCE_PCI if PCCARD
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
 	select GPIOLIB
 	help
 	  Support for older TI OMAP1 (omap7xx, omap15xx or omap16xx)