diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 3d72dc3..694c9af 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -27,5 +27,12 @@
 	  for kernel debugging, non-intrusive instrumentation and testing.
 	  If in doubt, say "N".
 
+config KRETPROBES
+	def_bool y
+	depends on KPROBES && HAVE_KRETPROBES
+
 config HAVE_KPROBES
 	def_bool n
+
+config HAVE_KRETPROBES
+	def_bool n
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 16b82e1..955fc53 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	select SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES if (!XIP_KERNEL)
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES if (HAVE_KPROBES)
 	help
 	  The ARM series is a line of low-power-consumption RISC chip designs
 	  licensed by ARM Ltd and targeted at embedded applications and
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index dff9edf..56762d3 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 	default y
 	help
 	  The Itanium Processor Family is Intel's 64-bit successor to
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 5b8d838..1189d8d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 
 config EARLY_PRINTK
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index b21444b..9892827 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 	def_bool y
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 
 source "init/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
index 3af378d..463d1be 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/sparc64/Kconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	default y
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 
 config SPARC64
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 53800b8..f41c953 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 	select HAVE_IDE
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select HAVE_KPROBES
+	select HAVE_KRETPROBES
 	select HAVE_KVM if ((X86_32 && !X86_VOYAGER && !X86_VISWS && !X86_NUMAQ) || X86_64)