diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/generic/config-default b/target/linux/ipq40xx/generic/config-default
index bd9876a0b64..4999ad36223 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/generic/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/generic/config-default
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_MTD_UBI_BEB_LIMIT=20
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_BLOCK=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_NVMEM=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI_WL_THRESHOLD=4096
+CONFIG_REGULATOR_USERSPACE_CONSUMER=y
 CONFIG_UBIFS_FS=y