diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.21/024-mips_disable_fpu.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.21/024-mips_disable_fpu.patch
index 4775069621f..eabc3bfccdb 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.21/024-mips_disable_fpu.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.21/024-mips_disable_fpu.patch
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
  	bool
  
 +config MIPS_FPU_EMU
-+	bool
-+	default n
++	bool "Enable FPU emulation"
++	default y
 +	help
 +	   This option allows building a kernel with or without the Algorithmics
 +	   FPU emulator enabled. Turning off this option results in a kernel which
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/024-mips_disable_fpu.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/024-mips_disable_fpu.patch
index dfa4ba2e041..718d08dc371 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/024-mips_disable_fpu.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.28/024-mips_disable_fpu.patch
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
  	bool
  
 +config MIPS_FPU_EMU
-+	bool
-+	default n
++	bool "Enable FPU emulation"
++	default y
 +	help
 +	   This option allows building a kernel with or without the Algorithmics
 +	   FPU emulator enabled. Turning off this option results in a kernel which
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch
index a8ffc230d7d..47ff7073d5c 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.30/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
  	bool
  
 +config MIPS_FPU_EMU
-+	bool
-+	default n
++	bool "Enable FPU emulation"
++	default y
 +	help
 +	   This option allows building a kernel with or without the Algorithmics
 +	   FPU emulator enabled. Turning off this option results in a kernel which
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch
index 6a52adafe80..37d64a95ded 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.31/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
  	bool
  
 +config MIPS_FPU_EMU
-+	bool
-+	default n
++	bool "Enable FPU emulation"
++	default y
 +	help
 +	   This option allows building a kernel with or without the Algorithmics
 +	   FPU emulator enabled. Turning off this option results in a kernel which
diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.32/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.32/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch
index 087a9a96a8d..200b750af4d 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.32/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.32/025-mips_disable_fpu.patch
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
  	bool
  
 +config MIPS_FPU_EMU
-+	bool
-+	default n
++	bool "Enable FPU emulation"
++	default y
 +	help
 +	   This option allows building a kernel with or without the Algorithmics
 +	   FPU emulator enabled. Turning off this option results in a kernel which