diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
index a8324dd59f15..fa1882fc43e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/imx_v6_v7_defconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE=y
 CONFIG_CPUFREQ_DT=y
 CONFIG_ARM_IMX6Q_CPUFREQ=y
 CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=y
+CONFIG_ARM_CPUIDLE=y
 CONFIG_VFP=y
 CONFIG_NEON=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m