diff --git a/src/utest/perf/Kconfig b/src/utest/perf/Kconfig
index 9425c7b4563b..1569efcd118e 100644
--- a/src/utest/perf/Kconfig
+++ b/src/utest/perf/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 config RT_UTEST_SYS_PERF
     bool "Performance Test"
     default n
+    select RT_USING_CLOCK_TIME
+    help
+        Enable kernel performance tests using a clock timer device.
+        Enable a hardware timer driver in the BSP and set
+        RT_UTEST_CLOCK_TIMER_DEV_NAME to its registered device name.
 
 config RT_UTEST_SYS_PERF_TC_COUNT
     int "PerfTest: Number of cycles"
diff --git a/src/utest/perf/SConscript b/src/utest/perf/SConscript
index 22b74b9b5d36..6629adeacfd5 100644
--- a/src/utest/perf/SConscript
+++ b/src/utest/perf/SConscript
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ cwd     = GetCurrentDir()
 src     = Glob('*.c')
 CPPPATH = [cwd]
 
-group = DefineGroup('utestcases', src, depend = ['RT_UTEST_SYS_PERF'], CPPPATH = CPPPATH)
+group = DefineGroup('utestcases', src,
+                    depend = ['RT_USING_UTESTCASES', 'RT_UTEST_SYS_PERF'],
+                    CPPPATH = CPPPATH)
 
 Return('group')