diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index 883e8bace3ed..1a33697a8492 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
 CONFIG_NUMA=y
 CONFIG_SECCOMP=y
 CONFIG_KEXEC=y
+CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE=y
 CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y
 CONFIG_XEN=y
 CONFIG_COMPAT=y