diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/files/corstone1000/defconfig b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/files/corstone1000/defconfig
index 3fe7a038..f6e6409c 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/files/corstone1000/defconfig
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/files/corstone1000/defconfig
@@ -97,3 +97,4 @@ CONFIG_ARM_MHU_V2=y
 CONFIG_RPMSG=y
 CONFIG_RPMSG_CHAR=y
 CONFIG_RPMSG_ARM=y
+CONFIG_RPMSG_CTRL=y