diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
index 8c72096fef172d5c4eac043d165fa4c60bbd6c2f..79153d06abecd1e21db7b174bd18342ac7dd0a3d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_SST25L=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_GPMI_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_MXC=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig
index 51702398557d0b795e5a443f50e0291daab4de6f..a9f992335eb20dec371ea0c9f7c6ca2c50bb24f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_M25P80=y
 CONFIG_MTD_SST25L=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_GPMI_NAND=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV is not set
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=y