diff --git a/src/config/Options.lb b/src/config/Options.lb
index 9a2101f35f..587a1cca4a 100644
--- a/src/config/Options.lb
+++ b/src/config/Options.lb
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ define HAVE_PIRQ_TABLE
 end
 define PIRQ_ROUTE
 	default 0
-	export used
+	export always
 	comment "Define if we have a PIRQ table and want routing IRQs"
 end
 define IRQ_SLOT_COUNT