diff --git a/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmocom-odu/defconfig b/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmocom-odu/defconfig
index 7c585cb..74fef38 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmocom-odu/defconfig
+++ b/recipes-bsp/linux/files/sysmocom-odu/defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=16
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
+CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
 # CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS is not set
 CONFIG_SLAB=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y