diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/dove_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/dove_defconfig
index f15955144175..701677f9248c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/dove_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/dove_defconfig
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CMDLINE_PARTS=y
-CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_BLOCK=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_JEDECPROBE=y
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_STAA=y
 CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
 CONFIG_MTD_M25P80=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT=1
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/kirkwood_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/kirkwood_defconfig
index 2e762d94e94b..b9e480c10b10 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/kirkwood_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/kirkwood_defconfig
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
 CONFIG_MTD_M25P80=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_ORION=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=y
 # CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS is not set
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v5_defconfig
index 5d8ec15aefef..4a2baa9ea9fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v5_defconfig
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_PHYSMAP=y
 CONFIG_MTD_M25P80=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND=y
 CONFIG_MTD_NAND_ORION=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=y
 # CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS is not set
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
index 2485a5ef9c4c..b52a6f5c5225 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_MV64XXX=y
 CONFIG_MTD=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CHAR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_M25P80=y
+CONFIG_MTD_SPI_NOR=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_INTELEXT=y
 CONFIG_MTD_CFI_AMDSTD=y