diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
index 9ea8342bd219..a905063281cc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
@@ -306,3 +306,4 @@ CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_64=m
 CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_64_HV=y
 CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE=y
 CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE_ALWAYS=y
+CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_le_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_le_defconfig
index 3c84f9d87980..58e3dbf43ca4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_le_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_le_defconfig
@@ -301,3 +301,4 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_LZO=m
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG is not set
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_NX=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_NX_ENCRYPT=m
+CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/Kconfig
index 895e8a20a3fc..c252ee95bddf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ config PPC_POWERNV
 	select PPC_UDBG_16550
 	select PPC_SCOM
 	select ARCH_RANDOM
+	select CPU_FREQ
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
 	default y
 
 config PPC_POWERNV_RTAS