diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 441e6228082f..4c4a83cb4e76 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ CONFIG_RFKILL=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
 CONFIG_PCI_HOST_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_PCIE_KIRIN=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y
 # CONFIG_ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_DEVRES=y
 CONFIG_ZRAM=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index dc8c330bd775..ec9655cce5c4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ CONFIG_MAC80211=y
 # CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL is not set
 CONFIG_RFKILL=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y
 # CONFIG_ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP is not set
 CONFIG_DEBUG_DEVRES=y
 CONFIG_OF=y