diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/bmips_be_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/bmips_be_defconfig
index f5585c8f35ad..24dcb90b0f64 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/bmips_be_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/bmips_be_defconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_MIPS_O32_FP64_SUPPORT=y
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
-# CONFIG_RD_GZIP is not set
+CONFIG_RD_GZIP=y
 CONFIG_EXPERT=y
 # CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS is not set
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
 CONFIG_BRCMSTB_GISB_ARB=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/bmips_stb_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/bmips_stb_defconfig
index 400a47ec1ef1..4eb5d6e9cf8f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/bmips_stb_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/bmips_stb_defconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CONFIG_MIPS_O32_FP64_SUPPORT=y
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
-# CONFIG_RD_GZIP is not set
+CONFIG_RD_GZIP=y
 CONFIG_EXPERT=y
 # CONFIG_VM_EVENT_COUNTERS is not set
 # CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG is not set
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set
 # CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
 CONFIG_BRCMSTB_GISB_ARB=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y