diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig
index 20ebfaf7234b..c2353bf059fd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE=y
 CONFIG_QE_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_PPC_BESTCOMM=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_MPC8XXX=y
-CONFIG_MCU_MPC8349EMITX=m
+CONFIG_MCU_MPC8349EMITX=y
 CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y