diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/bcmrpi_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/bcmrpi_defconfig
index 0703d682e4f4c4..1079ad41f7e521 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/bcmrpi_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/bcmrpi_defconfig
@@ -1203,3 +1203,4 @@ CONFIG_DM_BIO_PRISON=m
 CONFIG_DM_PERSISTENT_DATA=m
 CONFIG_DM_THIN_PROVISIONING=m
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=m
+CONFIG_CGROUP_PERF=y