diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index ab7bd7315334..1236ea122061 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ config MIPS
 	select BUILDTIME_TABLE_SORT
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 	select CPU_NO_EFFICIENT_FFS if (TARGET_ISA_REV < 1)
-	select CPU_PM if CPU_IDLE
+	select CPU_PM if CPU_IDLE || SUSPEND
 	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if !64BIT
 	select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
 	select GENERIC_CPU_AUTOPROBE