diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc834x_itx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc834x_itx_defconfig
index cd3535e1a0955..0561b73a918f5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc834x_itx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc834x_itx_defconfig
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ CONFIG_PARTITION_ADVANCED=y
 # CONFIG_AMIGA_PARTITION is not set
 # CONFIG_ATARI_PARTITION is not set
 # CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION is not set
-# CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION is not set
+CONFIG_MSDOS_PARTITION=y
 # CONFIG_LDM_PARTITION is not set
 # CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION is not set
 # CONFIG_ULTRIX_PARTITION is not set