diff --git a/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/Kconfig b/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/Kconfig
index 543baf6fa7..b984ca6c37 100644
--- a/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/utest/testcases/kernel/Kconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ config UTEST_MESSAGEQUEUE_TC
 
 config UTEST_SIGNAL_TC
     bool "signal test"
+    select RT_USING_SIGNALS
     default n
 
 config UTEST_MUTEX_TC