diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
index f8aef205d222234564b46fd7b35dede4ee865fd3..91db656294e85a642f40182b4245231293aaa22b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
 CONFIG_NVRAM=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_MPC=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_GPIO=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
index 7ed8d4cf2719bc9ad7a5238f4781519d3e3eee8c..8a42ebb294b092d1cb93ac05eeb186127e41f587 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DETECT_IRQ=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
+CONFIG_I2C_MPC=y
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL=y
 # CONFIG_HID_SUPPORT is not set
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
index 5fb0c8a948112478ed410271a626ca3c80de2388..a068eadfe0565e223cf377c71d0bdbeb2dbbeea7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_QE=m
 CONFIG_NVRAM=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_CPM=m
 CONFIG_I2C_MPC=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
index fb51bc90edd267bcd2270d347f6774b12d548716..6270dd0f009084a6bab1a6643fbf9d7e7b8d144a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_QE=m
 CONFIG_NVRAM=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_CPM=m
 CONFIG_I2C_MPC=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y