diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig
index bada59d93b67..397f43c0b9a4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v4_v5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
+CONFIG_FHANDLE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
index 188ea1879807..64b078d7d346 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CONFIG_KERNEL_LZO=y
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
+CONFIG_FHANDLE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=18
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig
index a9f992335eb2..c7906c2fd645 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mxs_defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
+CONFIG_FHANDLE=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_TASKSTATS=y