diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
index 140f87894cbf8ec68960bd1ca26022965daa13d8..fa048418b119267129a6e3bc2ba36a0389f556e6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ CONFIG_ARM_APPENDED_DTB=y
 CONFIG_ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT=y
 CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_ARM_MVEBU_V7_CPUIDLE=y
+CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
+CONFIG_CPUFREQ_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_VFP=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_INET=y