diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/u8500_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/u8500_defconfig
index b2326b019b83..a0025dc13021 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/u8500_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/u8500_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y