diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
index aec5db986acc5..1d176341b03a6 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ config ARCH_INTEL64
 	select ARCH_USE_MMU
 	select ARCH_HAVE_ADDRENV
 	select ARCH_NEED_ADDRENV_MAPPING
+	select ARCH_HAVE_ELF_EXECUTABLE
 	select ARCH_HAVE_TICKLESS
 	select ARCH_HAVE_STACKCHECK
 	select ARCH_HAVE_RNG