diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 28afa4c5333c..a7dd7b547fea 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ config TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 
 config DEBUG_SPINLOCK_SLEEP
 	bool "Spinlock debugging: sleep-inside-spinlock checking"
+	select PREEMPT_COUNT
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
 	help
 	  If you say Y here, various routines which may sleep will become very