diff --git a/board/aarch64/linux_defconfig b/board/aarch64/linux_defconfig
index 3ad3f1315..5fa8ffab6 100644
--- a/board/aarch64/linux_defconfig
+++ b/board/aarch64/linux_defconfig
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ CONFIG_SENSORS_SPARX5=y
 CONFIG_SENSORS_JC42=y
 CONFIG_SENSORS_LM90=m
 CONFIG_SENSORS_INA2XX=m
+CONFIG_CPU_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_THERMAL_EMULATION=y
 CONFIG_ARMADA_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y