diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
index 30e3017f22bc..0cc17db8aaba 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_INPUT=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_MMIO=y
 CONFIG_RPMSG_CHAR=y
+CONFIG_RPMSG_CTRL=y
 CONFIG_RPMSG_VIRTIO=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL=y
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
index 7e5efdc3829d..6cd9d84d3e13 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_INPUT=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_MMIO=y
 CONFIG_RPMSG_CHAR=y
+CONFIG_RPMSG_CTRL=y
 CONFIG_RPMSG_VIRTIO=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL=y