diff --git a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
index b71e21f73c40..84dfa8dae1b2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/rcu/Kconfig
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ config TASKS_RUDE_RCU
 
 config TASKS_TRACE_RCU
 	def_bool 0
+	select IRQ_WORK
 	help
 	  This option enables a task-based RCU implementation that uses
 	  explicit rcu_read_lock_trace() read-side markers, and allows