diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index c0a5a2b11725..4a504f8cd2bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+CONFIG_KERNEL_LZ4=y
 # CONFIG_USELIB is not set
 CONFIG_AUDIT=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y