diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index eda0d5a98ce6..9780171b3513 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ CONFIG_GPIO_GENERIC_PLATFORM=y
 CONFIG_POWER_RESET_HISI=y
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_THERMAL=y
+CONFIG_THERMAL_NETLINK=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL_STATISTICS=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL_EMERGENCY_POWEROFF_DELAY_MS=100
 CONFIG_THERMAL_WRITABLE_TRIPS=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index c5be78910cb4..a1992b2d1f7d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_GPIOLIB=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_GENERIC_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
+CONFIG_THERMAL_NETLINK=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL_STATISTICS=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL_EMERGENCY_POWEROFF_DELAY_MS=100
 CONFIG_THERMAL_WRITABLE_TRIPS=y