diff --git a/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak
index f6ccb1bd86..46c9599321 100644
--- a/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/ppc64-softmmu.mak
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ include usb.mak
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_VGA=y
 CONFIG_ESCC=y
 CONFIG_M48T59=y
+CONFIG_IPMI=y
+CONFIG_IPMI_LOCAL=y
+CONFIG_IPMI_EXTERN=y
+CONFIG_ISA_IPMI_BT=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_PARALLEL=y
 CONFIG_I8254=y