diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 08e594a4ffb8..c1344c05226c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ config PPC
 	select HAVE_LIVEPATCH			if HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
 	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
 	select HAVE_NMI				if PERF_EVENTS || (PPC64 && PPC_BOOK3S)
-	select HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH	if (PPC64 && PPC_BOOK3S)
+	select HAVE_HARDLOCKUP_DETECTOR_ARCH	if PPC64 && PPC_BOOK3S && SMP
 	select HAVE_OPTPROBES			if PPC64
 	select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
 	select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS_NMI		if PPC64