diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 9e56b92620e0..f9be11d6470c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES=y
 CONFIG_QUOTA=y
 CONFIG_QFMT_V2=y
 CONFIG_FUSE_FS=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_FS=y
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
 CONFIG_INCREMENTAL_FS=y
 CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 72c38e3e044f..5c19d9635687 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES=y
 CONFIG_QUOTA=y
 CONFIG_QFMT_V2=y
 CONFIG_FUSE_FS=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_FS=y
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
 CONFIG_INCREMENTAL_FS=y
 CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y