diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 75e0c497b57a..d580aa4168fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ CONFIG_CFG80211=y
 CONFIG_MAC80211=y
 CONFIG_RFKILL=y
 # CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER is not set
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y
 # CONFIG_FW_CACHE is not set
 # CONFIG_ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP is not set
 CONFIG_DMA_CMA=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 7d93fbef176a..748c86541d2e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ CONFIG_CFG80211=y
 CONFIG_MAC80211=y
 CONFIG_RFKILL=y
 # CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER is not set
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y
 # CONFIG_FW_CACHE is not set
 # CONFIG_ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP is not set
 CONFIG_GNSS=y