diff --git a/linaro/configs/kvm-host.conf b/linaro/configs/kvm-host.conf
index f47a2b05b4d4..54b272e63eaa 100644
--- a/linaro/configs/kvm-host.conf
+++ b/linaro/configs/kvm-host.conf
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ CONFIG_NFSD_V3_ACL=y
 CONFIG_NFSD_V4=y
 CONFIG_NFS_ACL_SUPPORT=m
 CONFIG_NFS_COMMON=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m