diff --git a/soc/microchip/mec/Kconfig b/soc/microchip/mec/Kconfig
index 8f0b84b4b4ab..0f4a2d592db3 100644
--- a/soc/microchip/mec/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/microchip/mec/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022, Microchip Technology Inc.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+config SOC_FAMILY_MICROCHIP_MEC
+	select HAS_SEGGER_RTT if ZEPHYR_SEGGER_MODULE
+
 if SOC_FAMILY_MICROCHIP_MEC
 
 menuconfig MCHP_MEC_UNSIGNED_HEADER