diff --git a/target/linux/armvirt/config-default b/target/linux/armvirt/config-default
index 46e157ca95..0cee053692 100644
--- a/target/linux/armvirt/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/armvirt/config-default
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION=y
 CONFIG_TICK_CPU_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_TREE_RCU=y
 CONFIG_UNCOMPRESS_INCLUDE="debug/uncompress.h"
+CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_USE_OF=y
 CONFIG_VECTORS_BASE=0xffff0000
 CONFIG_VFP=y