diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/cuttlefish_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/cuttlefish_defconfig
index b5ec7e3c81aa..c3f86180e65c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/cuttlefish_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/cuttlefish_defconfig
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_ANNOUNCE_NEW_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_GADGET=y
 CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS=y
+CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS_UEVENT=y
 CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS_F_FS=y
 CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS_F_MIDI=y
 CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_cuttlefish_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_cuttlefish_defconfig
index a30f92646583..0f72dfca13fa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_cuttlefish_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_cuttlefish_defconfig
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_GADGET=y
 CONFIG_USB_DUMMY_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS=y
+CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS_UEVENT=y
 CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS_F_FS=y
 CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS_F_MIDI=y
 CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y