diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/bmips_be_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/bmips_be_defconfig
index 24dcb90b0f64..acf7785c4cdb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/bmips_be_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/bmips_be_defconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
 CONFIG_BRCMSTB_GISB_ARB=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
+CONFIG_MTD_BCM63XX_PARTS=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y