diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
index fbd2d802fdfdcf1231939ab0b42f4d0de4ea0934..4b7e43c9f69a84f5d285d2a6868f3f12e0e087f3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ CONFIG_RWSEM_GENERIC_SPINLOCK=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_FIND_NEXT_BIT=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_HWEIGHT=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_NO_NO_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER=y
 # CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS_NO__DO_IRQ is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC=y
+CONFIG_CEVT_R4K=y
 CONFIG_DMA_NONCOHERENT=y
 CONFIG_DMA_NEED_PCI_MAP_STATE=y
 CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
@@ -76,6 +79,10 @@ CONFIG_MIPS_L1_CACHE_SHIFT=5
 #
 # CPU selection
 #
+CONFIG_TICK_ONESHOT=y
+CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
+CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BUILD=y
 # CONFIG_CPU_LOONGSON2 is not set
 # CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R1 is not set
 CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2=y
@@ -253,6 +260,7 @@ CONFIG_HW_HAS_PCI=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_MSI is not set
 CONFIG_MMU=y
+CONFIG_I8253=y
 
 #
 # PCCARD (PCMCIA/CardBus) support