diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
index 47dacf06c679..bca0eee733b0 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
@@ -73,3 +73,5 @@ CONFIG_NFS_V4_2=y
 CONFIG_ROOT_NFS=y
 # CONFIG_RCU_TRACE is not set
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_HASH=y
+CONFIG_MODULES=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y