diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index afd88cadac5d..412d45a149a3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ CONFIG_TASK_XACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_PSI=y
 CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
+CONFIG_RCU_BOOST=y
 CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 01a248bd79d4..b191fd1da1f2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CONFIG_TASK_XACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_PSI=y
 CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
+CONFIG_RCU_BOOST=y
 CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y