diff --git a/debian/arch/mips/config.qemu b/debian/arch/mips/config.qemu
index 19a26b397..9958dc0e8 100644
--- a/debian/arch/mips/config.qemu
+++ b/debian/arch/mips/config.qemu
@@ -702,7 +702,8 @@ CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=m
 CONFIG_MD_RAID0=m
 CONFIG_MD_RAID1=m
 CONFIG_MD_RAID10=m
-# CONFIG_MD_RAID456 is not set
+CONFIG_MD_RAID456=m
+CONFIG_MD_RAID5_RESHAPE=y
 CONFIG_MD_MULTIPATH=m
 CONFIG_MD_FAULTY=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=m
diff --git a/debian/arch/mipsel/config.qemu b/debian/arch/mipsel/config.qemu
index 485b4f7ac..655cec0f5 100644
--- a/debian/arch/mipsel/config.qemu
+++ b/debian/arch/mipsel/config.qemu
@@ -702,7 +702,8 @@ CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=m
 CONFIG_MD_RAID0=m
 CONFIG_MD_RAID1=m
 CONFIG_MD_RAID10=m
-# CONFIG_MD_RAID456 is not set
+CONFIG_MD_RAID456=m
+CONFIG_MD_RAID5_RESHAPE=y
 CONFIG_MD_MULTIPATH=m
 CONFIG_MD_FAULTY=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=m
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 909967ef7..4e9f182a3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.18-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Add a "Scope of security support" section to README.Debian, recommended
     by Moritz Muehlenhoff
 
+  [ Thiemo Seufer ]
+  * Enable raid456 for mips/mipsel qemu kernel.
+
  -- dann frazier <dannf@debian.org>  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:42:56 -0700
 
 linux-2.6 (2.6.18-5) unstable; urgency=low