diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
index e4d53fe5976ae..b793550fac91f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/powernv_defconfig
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
 # CONFIG_NETFILTER_ADVANCED is not set
 CONFIG_BRIDGE=m
 CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q=m
+CONFIG_BPF_JIT=y
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
index 5a06bdde16743..d99734f3b868e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
 # CONFIG_NETFILTER_ADVANCED is not set
 CONFIG_BRIDGE=m
 CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q=m
+CONFIG_BPF_JIT=y
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y