diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/sama5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/sama5_defconfig
index 307f92b31e57..9cb1a85bb166 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/sama5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/sama5_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is not set
 # CONFIG_SWAP is not set
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
+CONFIG_FHANDLE=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_CGROUPS=y