diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v5_defconfig
index 36484a37a1ca1924241fc371d7aa584ca4732175..5d8ec15aefef8dbf86c26b8c6ca9a01f3103866e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v5_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
+CONFIG_FHANDLE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=19
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
index bfcc36204e03f7dac3c7cac698775717c8acde9f..b1e514e81134b9f7b30708fa900297b9046207ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
+CONFIG_FHANDLE=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14