diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index d6adcfbd974d..d82e363ddff8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -591,6 +591,8 @@ CONFIG_PSTORE_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_PSTORE_PMSG=y
 CONFIG_PSTORE_RAM=y
 CONFIG_EROFS_FS=y
+CONFIG_EROFS_FS_PCPU_KTHREAD=y
+CONFIG_EROFS_FS_PCPU_KTHREAD_HIPRI=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 8c486248e3dd..63419263e5ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -523,6 +523,8 @@ CONFIG_PSTORE_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_PSTORE_PMSG=y
 CONFIG_PSTORE_RAM=y
 CONFIG_EROFS_FS=y
+CONFIG_EROFS_FS_PCPU_KTHREAD=y
+CONFIG_EROFS_FS_PCPU_KTHREAD_HIPRI=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_737=y
 CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_775=y