diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/msm-auto-gvm-perf_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/msm-auto-gvm-perf_defconfig
index ef4d41ef8194..6e6e691c43fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/msm-auto-gvm-perf_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/msm-auto-gvm-perf_defconfig
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ CONFIG_IPC_ROUTER=y
 CONFIG_IPC_ROUTER_SECURITY=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y
 CONFIG_ZRAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/msm-auto-gvm_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/msm-auto-gvm_defconfig
index 4edbc62d9f52..a60d2ad2a83e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/msm-auto-gvm_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/msm-auto-gvm_defconfig
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ CONFIG_IPC_ROUTER=y
 CONFIG_IPC_ROUTER_SECURITY=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y
 CONFIG_ZRAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y