diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
index 7481e4ff87e4e054fa83cb67eb43530c34dcb628..8622dfe464211bcb955cbe20cbedab5bdee764fb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ CONFIG_PPC_CELL_QPACE=y
 CONFIG_RTAS_FLASH=m
 CONFIG_IBMEBUS=y
 CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_PMAC64=y
+CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND=y
 CONFIG_HZ_100=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m
 CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM=y