diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 32158c2f204f..b72458215d20 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ config CAVIUM_OCTEON_SOC
 	select NR_CPUS_DEFAULT_64
 	select MIPS_NR_CPU_NR_MAP_1024
 	select BUILTIN_DTB
+	select MTD
 	select MTD_COMPLEX_MAPPINGS
 	select SWIOTLB
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_RELOCATABLE