diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 65c79b411..06b9bb3dc 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ linux (4.8.15-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     (Closes: #848851, FTBFS on ppc6el)
   * cpufreq: Enable CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHEDUTIL as module
   * [x86] ACPI: Enable DPTF_POWER as module
+  * [x86] perf: Enable PERF_EVENTS_AMD_POWER as module
 
   [ Salvatore Bonaccorso ]
   * sg_write()/bsg_write() is not fit to be called under KERNEL_DS
diff --git a/debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config b/debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config
index aa27c5f2c..a3da729df 100644
--- a/debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config
+++ b/debian/config/kernelarch-x86/config
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_NMI_SELFTEST is not set
 # CONFIG_PUNIT_ATOM_DEBUG is not set
 
+##
+## file: arch/x86/events/Kconfig
+##
+CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS_AMD_POWER=m
+
 ##
 ## file: arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
 ##