diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index cf8d0945530c..4d4744f07e52 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ config CAVIUM_OCTEON_REFERENCE_BOARD
 	select SWAP_IO_SPACE
 	select HW_HAS_PCI
 	select ARCH_SUPPORTS_MSI
+	select ZONE_DMA32
 	help
 	  This option supports all of the Octeon reference boards from Cavium
 	  Networks. It builds a kernel that dynamically determines the Octeon