diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index d5b2d2dd4904..109004e44d21 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ CONFIG_SENSORS_INA2XX=m
 CONFIG_SENSORS_INA3221=m
 CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_POWER_ALLOCATOR=y
 CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL=y
+CONFIG_DEVFREQ_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION=y
 CONFIG_IMX_SC_THERMAL=m
 CONFIG_IMX8MM_THERMAL=m