diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index c7a16904cd03..a9d112d2a135 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -2600,6 +2600,11 @@ config STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 	bool
 	default y
 
+config PGTABLE_LEVELS
+	int
+	default 3 if 64BIT && !PAGE_SIZE_64KB
+	default 2
+
 source "init/Kconfig"
 
 source "kernel/Kconfig.freezer"