diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig
index 33f248058284..cd7b9f02899b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ CONFIG_LEDS_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_PM8058=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGERS=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_HEARTBEAT=y
+CONFIG_RPMSG_QCOM_SMD=y
 CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PM8XXX=y
 CONFIG_DMADEVICES=y