diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index 542d22e609aff..872fa01499c3d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_MSM_OTG=y
 CONFIG_USB_ULPI=y
 CONFIG_USB_GADGET=y
 CONFIG_MMC=y
+CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK_MINORS=16
 CONFIG_MMC_ARMMMCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM=y