diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
index e4ce6575459c6890585fe5c3e05e7ae05158dbfa..10501938d255d9ef544004f369980a64850fff28 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DW=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_MV64XXX=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_ORION=y