diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 26d70969fc8b..4cb81c0b686f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y
 CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE=y
 CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_USERSPACE=y
 CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_PASSIVE=y
+CONFIG_PM_DEVFREQ_EVENT=y
 CONFIG_IIO=y
 CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER=y
 CONFIG_IIO_TRIGGER=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index d3aa0c0f5781..ac65a5426f20 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ CONFIG_ION_SYSTEM_HEAP=y
 CONFIG_REMOTEPROC=y
 CONFIG_RPMSG_CHAR=y
 CONFIG_PM_DEVFREQ=y
+CONFIG_PM_DEVFREQ_EVENT=y
 CONFIG_IIO=y
 CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER=y
 CONFIG_IIO_TRIGGER=y