diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig
index 6861dde7d77b..dc8df4ef7275 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pmac32_defconfig
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ CONFIG_OPROFILE=y
 # Kernel hacking
 #
 # CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME is not set
-# CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 # CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14