diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index 905109f6814f..3e75007f6592 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_ZX=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_ZYNQMP=y
 CONFIG_ARM64_VA_BITS_48=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_MC=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y
 CONFIG_NUMA=y
 CONFIG_SECCOMP=y
 CONFIG_KEXEC=y