diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 638bd92df56f..9670ab766172 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ CONFIG_SECURITYFS=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y
 CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
+CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX=y
 CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 80f662770e6d..b7e737747b8c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ CONFIG_SECURITYFS=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y
 CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
+CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX=y
 CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y