diff --git a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
index 04d038f3b6fab86fed6e458b136f8fc46c05feeb..b9ad83a0ee5dbf1604acc3c4edc90698e7eea1a6 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config ZONE_DMA
 
 config XTENSA
 	def_bool y
+	select ARCH_HAS_SG_CHAIN
 	select ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_CPU
 	select ARCH_HAS_SYNC_DMA_FOR_DEVICE
 	select ARCH_NO_COHERENT_DMA_MMAP if !MMU