diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig b/arch/um/Kconfig
index 8415d39b0d43..098cda44db22 100644
--- a/arch/um/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/um/Kconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ config UML
 	select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
 	select THREAD_INFO_IN_TASK
 	select SPARSE_IRQ
+	select MMU_GATHER_RCU_TABLE_FREE
 
 config MMU
 	bool