diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-3.18 b/target/linux/generic/config-3.18
index 7682e734c0f..f50211d7909 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-3.18
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-3.18
@@ -1113,6 +1113,7 @@ CONFIG_FSNOTIFY=y
 # CONFIG_FUSION_SPI is not set
 CONFIG_FUTEX=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y
 CONFIG_GACT_PROB=y
 # CONFIG_GADGET_UAC1 is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-3.19 b/target/linux/generic/config-3.19
index 8e2f9a7048d..d33f147237b 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-3.19
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-3.19
@@ -1119,6 +1119,7 @@ CONFIG_FSNOTIFY=y
 # CONFIG_FUSION_SPI is not set
 CONFIG_FUTEX=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y
 CONFIG_GACT_PROB=y
 # CONFIG_GADGET_UAC1 is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-4.0 b/target/linux/generic/config-4.0
index a97312f7f0c..62219bb39ba 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-4.0
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-4.0
@@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@ CONFIG_FSNOTIFY=y
 # CONFIG_FUSION_SPI is not set
 CONFIG_FUTEX=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y
 CONFIG_GACT_PROB=y
 # CONFIG_GADGET_UAC1 is not set