diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 994168c27066870e78d877fef1d681043183417c..dc34c18258cbf9aad441fd1b8145ecfd88f13a76 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ config TARGET_MALTA
 	select SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN
 	select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R1
 	select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R2
+	select SUPPORTS_CPU_MIPS32_R6
 	select SWAP_IO_SPACE
 	select MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT_6