diff --git a/arch/parisc/Kconfig b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
index 1fd3eb5b66c6..89e684fd795f 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/Kconfig
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ config PREFETCH
 
 config MLONGCALLS
 	bool "Enable the -mlong-calls compiler option for big kernels"
-	def_bool y if (!MODULES)
+	default y
 	depends on PA8X00
 	help
 	  If you configure the kernel to include many drivers built-in instead