diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig
index 237aa79339f67dedb77dccac22ae8001ab153291..dd2a089f939fc68a46d0194d7ad6079d94b621eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ CONFIG_REGULATOR_QCOM_SPMI=y
 CONFIG_MEDIA_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_DRM=y
 CONFIG_FB=y
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT=y
 # CONFIG_LCD_CLASS_DEVICE is not set
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=y