diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 848089ecb64d..1443024b1c7c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ config SGI_IP27
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_64BIT_KERNEL
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_NUMA
+	select SYS_SUPPORTS_SMP
 	help
 	  This are the SGI Origin 200, Origin 2000 and Onyx 2 Graphics
 	  workstations.  To compile a Linux kernel that runs on these, say Y