diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/rockchip_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/rockchip_defconfig
index b80461e38812..41650ba123f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/rockchip_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/rockchip_defconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ 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_FHANDLE is not set
 CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL=y
 CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y