diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/refscale/NOPREEMPT b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/refscale/NOPREEMPT
index 1cd25b7314e3..ad505a887bec 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/refscale/NOPREEMPT
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/refscale/NOPREEMPT
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=n
 CONFIG_RCU_FAST_NO_HZ=n
-CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=n
+CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 CONFIG_SUSPEND=n
 CONFIG_HIBERNATION=n
 CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=n
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/refscale/PREEMPT b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/refscale/PREEMPT
index d10bc694f42c..4f08e641bb6b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/refscale/PREEMPT
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/refscale/PREEMPT
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_HZ_PERIODIC=n
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_FULL=n
 CONFIG_RCU_FAST_NO_HZ=n
-CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=n
+CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 CONFIG_SUSPEND=n
 CONFIG_HIBERNATION=n
 CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=n