diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/rockchip_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/rockchip_defconfig
index c7c02bb43e1a..a378b886b07d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/rockchip_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/rockchip_defconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_RD_XZ is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_LZO is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_LZ4 is not set
+CONFIG_INITRD_ASYNC=y
 CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 # CONFIG_FHANDLE is not set
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y