diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig
index ebbfb27e0e741f1ac270c217db318eaca9157ffc..516d03f1672b5fc4c64bcb6510639802e9b60773 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_IP_PNP_DHCP=y
 # CONFIG_INET_LRO is not set
 # CONFIG_INET_DIAG is not set
 # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
+CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
index 69667133321fa613db076367c1f8bc2620261cd0..1107ae9d9d6ce1945b2a03b4f07df507ebf39033 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ CONFIG_IP_PNP_DHCP=y
 # CONFIG_INET_XFRM_MODE_BEET is not set
 # CONFIG_INET_LRO is not set
 CONFIG_IPV6=y
+CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
 # CONFIG_WIRELESS is not set
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y