diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v5_defconfig
index aaeb924d21eb49e01c859490dbf14b1d7a96a6ea..52bb1a5e25fc49c914b73fe1ae0ec050c7163496 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v5_defconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM_KIRKWOOD_CPUIDLE=y
 CONFIG_KPROBES=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
+CONFIG_IOSCHED_BFQ=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_UNIX=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
index 9b3ef21f44c18fdec795990368d1a77e4953fee8..45166beac011cfc949411d3369db5c7d47bde528 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_PARTITION=y
+CONFIG_IOSCHED_BFQ=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_UNIX=y