diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 7a9a2554fa00..8083ef9c80d4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ config MIPS_MALTA
 	select CEVT_R4K
 	select CSRC_R4K
 	select CLKSRC_MIPS_GIC
+	select COMMON_CLK
 	select DMA_MAYBE_COHERENT
 	select GENERIC_ISA_DMA
 	select HAVE_PCSPKR_PLATFORM
@@ -459,6 +460,7 @@ config MIPS_SEAD3
 	select CEVT_R4K
 	select CSRC_R4K
 	select CLKSRC_MIPS_GIC
+	select COMMON_CLK
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_EI
 	select DMA_NONCOHERENT