diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index effa673e60db..500b5c19d085 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ CONFIG_MMC_CRYPTO=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_EDAC=y
 CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y
 CONFIG_RTC_DRV_PL030=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 55bdf4cd8982..59954ad4be59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ CONFIG_MMC_CRYPTO=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_LEDS_TRIGGER_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_RTC_CLASS=y
 CONFIG_DMADEVICES=y
 CONFIG_UIO=y