diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
index 8f9c5287333810..ae1b9f59abc575 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/Kconfig
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ config MADERA_IRQ
 config IRQ_MIPS_CPU
 	bool
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_CHIP
-	select GENERIC_IRQ_IPI if SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING
+	select GENERIC_IRQ_IPI if SMP && SYS_SUPPORTS_MULTITHREADING
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/Kconfig b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
index fbc54c2a7f2397..00d58588ea95a6 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ config IRQ_FASTEOI_HIERARCHY_HANDLERS
 # Generic IRQ IPI support
 config GENERIC_IRQ_IPI
 	bool
+	depends on SMP
 	select IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
 
 # Generic MSI interrupt support