diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index f7f65af4ee12..5e7d4885d1bf 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ config TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING
 
 config PSI
 	bool "Pressure stall information tracking"
+	select KERNFS
 	help
 	  Collect metrics that indicate how overcommitted the CPU, memory,
 	  and IO capacity are in the system.