diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g4_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g4_defconfig
index ea66cddf7ac4..393eef60a9fd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g4_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g4_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=16
 CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
+CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_RD_BZIP2 is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_LZO is not set
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g5_defconfig
index 58a05c8cdb79..6f008b9e34d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g5_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=16
 CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
+CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_RD_BZIP2 is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_LZO is not set