diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
index 63af6234c1b6..1c7616815a86 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y