diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/85xx/p1023rds_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/85xx/p1023rds_defconfig
index b80bcc69d1f7..18badca726c6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/85xx/p1023rds_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/85xx/p1023rds_defconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ CONFIG_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_IP_SCTP=m
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
index 60027c2a7034..3dfab4c40c76 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ CONFIG_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_IP_SCTP=m
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
index 6c8b020806ff..4b76e3545965 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ CONFIG_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_IP_SCTP=m
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS=y
 CONFIG_MTD_OF_PARTS=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig
index 09116c6a6719..23fec79964cf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CONFIG_INET_ESP=y
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER is not set
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
index 5a58882e351e..b90c7af2ca1e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ CONFIG_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_IP_SCTP=m
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS=y
 CONFIG_MTD_OF_PARTS=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
index 152fa05b15e4..9ced85188534 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ CONFIG_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_IP_SCTP=m
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS=y
 CONFIG_MTD_OF_PARTS=y