diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
index 420a0dbef3866..f0710d8f50cc3 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
@@ -100,4 +100,5 @@ CONFIG_9P_FS=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_VIRTIO=y
 CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y
 # CONFIG_RCU_TRACE is not set
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
index 87ee6e62b64bb..bdec58e6c5f76 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
@@ -97,4 +97,5 @@ CONFIG_9P_FS=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_VIRTIO=y
 CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_FS=y
 # CONFIG_RCU_TRACE is not set