diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 44d139b88c32..301fe235367b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ config X86
select ARCH_HAS_KCOV if X86_64
select ARCH_HAS_MMIO_FLUSH
select ARCH_HAS_PMEM_API if X86_64
- select ARCH_HAS_REFCOUNT
+ select ARCH_HAS_REFCOUNT if BROKEN