diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index e98863c79514..7ca44534f863 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y
 # CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY_FALLBACK is not set
 CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
+CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX=y
 CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index a571e5ff8985..fb93ef7f709d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
 CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY=y
 # CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY_FALLBACK is not set
 CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
+CONFIG_STATIC_USERMODEHELPER=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX=y
 CONFIG_INIT_STACK_ALL=y
 CONFIG_INIT_ON_ALLOC_DEFAULT_ON=y