diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index bf9a72a76566..4b76a69e8dce 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y
 # CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY_FALLBACK is not set
 CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
+CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX=y
 CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 8c16ab0e868a..79f7142eb77e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y
 # CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY_FALLBACK is not set
 CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
+CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX=y
 CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y