diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/shmobile_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/shmobile_defconfig
index c10e626e8510..b73a0380bb03 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/shmobile_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/shmobile_defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_MC=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_ARM_ARCH_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_AEABI=y
+CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_TEXT=0x0
 CONFIG_ZBOOT_ROM_BSS=0x0
 CONFIG_ARM_APPENDED_DTB=y