diff --git a/block/Kconfig.iosched b/block/Kconfig.iosched
index 615516146086..27f11320b8d1 100644
--- a/block/Kconfig.iosched
+++ b/block/Kconfig.iosched
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config IOSCHED_BFQ
 config BFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED
        bool "BFQ hierarchical scheduling support"
        depends on IOSCHED_BFQ && BLK_CGROUP
+       default y
        select BLK_CGROUP_RWSTAT
 	help