diff --git a/meta-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/files/no-strict-devmem.cfg b/meta-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/files/no-strict-devmem.cfg
index d372acae..78a5f92f 100644
--- a/meta-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/files/no-strict-devmem.cfg
+++ b/meta-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/files/no-strict-devmem.cfg
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_DEVMEM=y
 CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=n