diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index 007766a0644c..27892e34b060 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ config CPU_BPREDICT_DISABLE
 config HAS_TLS_REG
 	bool
 	depends on CPU_32v6 && !CPU_32v5 && !CPU_32v4 && !CPU_32v3
+	default y
 	help
 	  This selects support for the CP15 thread register.
 	  It is defined to be available on ARMv6 or later.  However