diff --git a/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood b/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood
index ee85c12b0..5a3d80d99 100644
--- a/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood
+++ b/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood
@@ -631,3 +631,5 @@ CONFIG_SPI_ORION=y
 ##
 CONFIG_MTD_M25P80=y
 
+CONFIG_UACCESS_WITH_MEMCPY=y
+