diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 16ecea3..b684385 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1557,6 +1557,7 @@
 	bool "Use 1 TC on each available VPE for SMP"
 	depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI
+	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_EI
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_SRS
 	select MIPS_MT
 	select NR_CPUS_DEFAULT_2
@@ -1572,6 +1573,7 @@
 	#depends on CPU_MIPS64_R2		# once there is hardware ...
 	depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI
+	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_EI
 	select CPU_MIPSR2_SRS
 	select MIPS_MT
 	select NR_CPUS_DEFAULT_8
@@ -1584,6 +1586,8 @@
 config MIPS_VPE_LOADER
 	bool "VPE loader support."
 	depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING
+	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_VI
+	select CPU_MIPSR2_IRQ_EI
 	select MIPS_MT
 	help
 	  Includes a loader for loading an elf relocatable object