diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 6d0d3165..5dc8f80 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@
 config ARCH_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL
        def_bool y
 
+config ARCH_ENABLE_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
+	def_bool y
+	depends on SPARSEMEM
+
 source "mm/Kconfig"
 
 comment "I/O subsystem configuration"