diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/openeuler_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/openeuler_defconfig
index 33ba397118848b915123f43d26e03439cda4af23..cca59d8d5183c28730652a0f027729b66474cb39 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/openeuler_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/openeuler_defconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER=y
 # CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING_USER_FORCE is not set
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
+# CONFIG_CLOCKSOURCE_VALIDATE_LAST_CYCLE is not set
 # end of Timers subsystem
 
 CONFIG_BPF=y
diff --git a/kernel/time/Kconfig b/kernel/time/Kconfig
index bae8f11070befeefb1fe5c5ed1957c806f9195ff..5e0d37461b934e779af1495ff2d541a087416133 100644
--- a/kernel/time/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/time/Kconfig
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ config ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_DATA
 config ARCH_CLOCKSOURCE_INIT
 	bool
 
-# Clocksources require validation of the clocksource against the last
-# cycle update - x86/TSC misfeature
-config CLOCKSOURCE_VALIDATE_LAST_CYCLE
-	bool
-
 # Timekeeping vsyscall support
 config GENERIC_TIME_VSYSCALL
 	bool
@@ -209,5 +204,13 @@ config CLOCKSOURCE_WATCHDOG_MAX_SKEW_US
 	  per million.	If the clocksource is good enough for NTP,
 	  it is good enough for the clocksource watchdog!
 
+# Clocksources require validation of the clocksource against the last
+# cycle update - x86/TSC misfeature
+config CLOCKSOURCE_VALIDATE_LAST_CYCLE
+	bool "Validate last cycle of clocksource"
+	help
+	  Enable this option to validate the last cycle to prevent issues
+	  caused by clocksource going backwards.
+
 endmenu
 endif