diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 4f63fbbbfc2..0394cb9cd39 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ config ARCH_ARM64
 	select ALARM_ARCH
 	select ARCH_HAVE_BACKTRACE
 	select ARCH_HAVE_INTERRUPTSTACK
+	select ARCH_HAVE_FORK if !BUILD_KERNEL
 	select ARCH_HAVE_STACKCHECK
 	select ARCH_HAVE_CUSTOMOPT
 	select ARCH_HAVE_STDARG_H