diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
index 0f7381ee0c37..dabb80453249 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ CONFIG_FONT_8x8=y
 CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
 CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y
 # CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG is not set
 CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE is not set