diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/odroidxu3_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/odroidxu3_defconfig
index 92b965eda07e..f7229b97a30d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/odroidxu3_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/odroidxu3_defconfig
@@ -3047,7 +3047,8 @@ CONFIG_DVB_MAX_ADAPTERS=8
 CONFIG_RC_CORE=y
 CONFIG_RC_MAP=y
 CONFIG_RC_DECODERS=y
-# CONFIG_LIRC is not set
+CONFIG_LIRC=m
+CONFIG_IR_LIRC_CODEC=m
 CONFIG_IR_NEC_DECODER=y
 CONFIG_IR_RC5_DECODER=y
 CONFIG_IR_RC6_DECODER=y