diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 15278c64ce3e..c412f215b741 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ CONFIG_PSI=y
 CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
 CONFIG_RCU_BOOST=y
 CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU=y
+CONFIG_RCU_LAZY=y
+CONFIG_RCU_LAZY_DEFAULT_OFF=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_IKHEADERS=m