diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
index 4d0771aad9aa..51866f170684 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP_OF=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_FSL_ELBC=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_FSL_IFC=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=131072
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
index 88b475185611..d6c0c8198952 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP_OF=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_FSL_ELBC=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_FSL_IFC=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
index 5b79adb64ce2..c45ad2e01b0c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP_OF=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_FSL_ELBC=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_FSL_IFC=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=y