diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
index 32d2e7056c87..419819d6dab3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_TASKSTATS=y
 CONFIG_TASK_DELAY_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_XACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING=y
+CONFIG_FHANDLE=y
 CONFIG_AUDIT=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
index a481dd4755d5..4c311ddd973b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_TASKSTATS=y
 CONFIG_TASK_DELAY_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_XACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING=y
+CONFIG_FHANDLE=y
 CONFIG_AUDIT=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y