diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig
index 2f145c4af93a0fb387d86fea028d0c82d0041be8..92674f247a12a48ee603f992c075a8d6ac5c7d71 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ CONFIG_MEDIA_CAMERA_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_RC_CORE=m
 CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API=y
-CONFIG_LIRC=m
+CONFIG_LIRC=y
 CONFIG_RC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_IR_RX51=m
 CONFIG_V4L_PLATFORM_DRIVERS=y