diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
index 8c3d1e4517031ac56b07c1c1c393b0d7b64cee79..6c0625aa96c7a4fd83b01dd4afbe5439e2a9f585 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/defconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL=y
 CONFIG_SOC_SIFIVE=y
 CONFIG_SOC_VIRT=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
+CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
index 2c2cda6cc1c5352ef794e0db7d941c72f6229383..8dd02b842fef8cb2f3152b383270c7da020cea3e 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/rv32_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ CONFIG_SOC_SIFIVE=y
 CONFIG_SOC_VIRT=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_RV32I=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
+CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU=y
 CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y