diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig
index 64e3a2a8cedec353203694d6f9f74b4fa09f962f..d5e1370ec303d5440c4572262f6918d4a047a170 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/pxa_defconfig
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ CONFIG_LCD_PLATFORM=m
 CONFIG_LCD_TOSA=m
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_PWM=m
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_TOSA=m
-CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=m
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 CONFIG_SOUND=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/viper_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/viper_defconfig
index 44d4fa57ba0a346cde5f53d099a3be61b42d841a..070e5074f1ee5b118ed35612c9cd09d65f611255 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/viper_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/viper_defconfig
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ CONFIG_FB_PXA_PARAMETERS=y
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_PWM=m
 # CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
-CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=m
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 CONFIG_SOUND=m
 CONFIG_SND=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/zeus_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/zeus_defconfig
index 8d4c0c926c344d9f654a87d179488eb5bfff7096..09e7050d56532dabd512cc99e1038a6dae525d69 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/zeus_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/zeus_defconfig
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ CONFIG_FB_PXA=m
 CONFIG_FB_PXA_PARAMETERS=y
 CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT=y
 # CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE is not set
-CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=m
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_LOGO=y
 CONFIG_SOUND=m
 CONFIG_SND=m