diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/44x/warp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/44x/warp_defconfig
index 6cf9d6614805bb9e53744e1c88653333a212fab1..abf74dc1f79c34031ac4d0c274f4127c6bc0e337 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/44x/warp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/44x/warp_defconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ CONFIG_MTD_NAND_NDFC=y
 CONFIG_MTD_UBI=y
 CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=y
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/52xx/motionpro_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/52xx/motionpro_defconfig
index 6828eda02bdcfe58ff1183e655f6b1cd281b762c..0c7de9620ea64a1715a836866c244dc1317e38d4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/52xx/motionpro_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/52xx/motionpro_defconfig
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=32768
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_SCSI_TGT=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_ppc9a_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_ppc9a_defconfig
index 4b2441244eab820cc7ce36cf347b7cb07b40e41f..d41857a5152d978827766916066edf224078f024 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_ppc9a_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_ppc9a_defconfig
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CRYPTOLOOP=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=131072
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_DS1682=y
 CONFIG_IDE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECS=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_sbc310_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_sbc310_defconfig
index a360ba44b928cdf67dd3b79d1f1ac2803cc5df24..38303ec11bcd99e770dcddb119393920e7ecef6d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_sbc310_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_sbc310_defconfig
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CRYPTOLOOP=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=131072
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_DS1682=y
 CONFIG_IDE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECS=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_sbc610_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_sbc610_defconfig
index be2829dd129f3281cab1be41b3496f672131a687..98533973d20f527234ea8967333fb04b8204814d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_sbc610_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/gef_sbc610_defconfig
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CRYPTOLOOP=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=131072
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_DS1682=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/mpc8641_hpcn_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/mpc8641_hpcn_defconfig
index 0c9c7ed7ec75ffba58f13b8dc1f278ae80a046ec..b614508d6fd2747b56ed76fef2cb3a9a6b0e1568 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/mpc8641_hpcn_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/86xx/mpc8641_hpcn_defconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=131072
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/e55xx_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/e55xx_smp_defconfig
index 06f95492afc77d316bf13e631a4a063f372df939..9fa1613e5e2b308263f9ba2f94801073c5b7675d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/e55xx_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/e55xx_smp_defconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=131072
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_INPUT_FF_MEMLESS=m
 # CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV is not set
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/linkstation_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/linkstation_defconfig
index f39d0cf876ddc76ac18ace5873fcb21e2be00356..8a874b99986768113bc946a440feb861d22eebd9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/linkstation_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/linkstation_defconfig
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT=2
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=8192
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_LEGACY=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc512x_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc512x_defconfig
index 62db8a3df162ca8d6751866e3ceeda3d9be8cc4d..c02bbb2fddf8ddef4529846c84c9bf812937f95d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc512x_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc512x_defconfig
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_COUNT=1
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=8192
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XIP=y
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=y
 CONFIG_SCSI=y
 # CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS is not set
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc5200_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc5200_defconfig
index 7376e27b8ed43215d90dff240e278054da73a28d..e63f537b854a3eb7af79d55763117d0b417ecbf3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc5200_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc5200_defconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=32768
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=y
 CONFIG_SCSI_TGT=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
index 99a19d1e9bf8418a671e81d71295eaae8d15ac81..c06a86c33098ed151ecf148c9251589bda69fc23 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_defconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=131072
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
index c636f23f8c92194bcb0e79846ba8912f7598ad03..942ced90557cfc4309bf9b4ecd678e2f44413083 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc85xx_smp_defconfig
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=131072
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc86xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc86xx_defconfig
index 55b54318fef68f6785c447cb1f2c0db4b714d14d..038a308cbfc4622c44e4155d56298f8fdfb8811b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc86xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc86xx_defconfig
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=131072
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pasemi_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pasemi_defconfig
index edd2d54c819699ad7de16279840ca5c7a58630e6..f4deb0b78cf061c7101ce17b041e9d6c032d400f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pasemi_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pasemi_defconfig
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ CONFIG_PROC_DEVICETREE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=16384
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_EEPROM_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_IDE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig
index 9d64a6822d86735944ddb3c99e58b657e51a1760..0a10fb009ef7fbc99637ce0452ae149429cf1225 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=16384
 CONFIG_CDROM_PKTCDVD=m
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD=y
+CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES=y
 CONFIG_ENCLOSURE_SERVICES=m
 CONFIG_SENSORS_TSL2550=m
 CONFIG_EEPROM_AT24=m