diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
index f8aef205d222..91db656294e8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet32_smp_defconfig
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
 CONFIG_NVRAM=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_MPC=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_GPIO=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
index 7ed8d4cf2719..8a42ebb294b0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/corenet64_smp_defconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_MANY_PORTS=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DETECT_IRQ=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
+CONFIG_I2C_MPC=y
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL=y
 # CONFIG_HID_SUPPORT is not set
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
index 5fb0c8a94811..a068eadfe056 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_QE=m
 CONFIG_NVRAM=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_CPM=m
 CONFIG_I2C_MPC=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
index fb51bc90edd2..6270dd0f0090 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_QE=m
 CONFIG_NVRAM=y
 CONFIG_I2C=y
+CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_CPM=m
 CONFIG_I2C_MPC=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y