diff --git a/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood b/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood
index a3d7926e2..eae36b7e9 100644
--- a/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood
+++ b/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood
@@ -606,6 +606,16 @@ CONFIG_UBIFS_FS=y
 ##
 CONFIG_JFFS2_FS=y
 
+##
+## file: drivers/mmc/Kconfig
+##
+CONFIG_MMC=m
+
+##
+## file: drivers/mmc/card/Kconfig
+##
+CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK=m
+
 ##
 ## file: drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig
 ##