diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
index dc83fefa04f7..b250e6f5a7ca 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ CONFIG_DTL=y
 CONFIG_SCANLOG=m
 CONFIG_PPC_SMLPAR=y
 CONFIG_IBMEBUS=y
+CONFIG_PPC_SVM=y
 CONFIG_PPC_MAPLE=y
 CONFIG_PPC_PASEMI=y
 CONFIG_PPC_PASEMI_IOMMU=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
index 38abc9c1770a..26126b4d4de3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CONFIG_DTL=y
 CONFIG_SCANLOG=m
 CONFIG_PPC_SMLPAR=y
 CONFIG_IBMEBUS=y
+CONFIG_PPC_SVM=y
 # CONFIG_PPC_PMAC is not set
 CONFIG_RTAS_FLASH=m
 CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND=y