diff --git a/target/linux/x86/64/config-default b/target/linux/x86/64/config-default
index 5cdbc74b23..791c1f2191 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/64/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/x86/64/config-default
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ CONFIG_CALGARY_IOMMU_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT=y
 CONFIG_CONNECTOR=y
 CONFIG_CPU_RMAP=y
 CONFIG_CRC_T10DIF=y
-# CONFIG_CRYPTO_AES_X86_64 is not set
+CONFIG_CRYPTO_AES_X86_64=y
+CONFIG_CRYPTO_AES_NI_INTEL=y
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_BLOWFISH_X86_64 is not set
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_CAMELLIA_AESNI_AVX2_X86_64 is not set
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_CAMELLIA_AESNI_AVX_X86_64 is not set