diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 2028ed4d50f5..de255842f5d0 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ 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.