diff --git a/target/linux/armvirt/64/config-default b/target/linux/armvirt/64/config-default
index 8a8c50bc27..6557d5cc5b 100644
--- a/target/linux/armvirt/64/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/armvirt/64/config-default
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM64_VA_BITS_39=y
 CONFIG_ARM64_VHE=y
 # CONFIG_ARMV8_DEPRECATED is not set
 CONFIG_ARM_GIC_V3_ITS=y
+CONFIG_ARM_PMU=y
 # CONFIG_ARM_SBSA_WATCHDOG is not set
 CONFIG_ATOMIC64_SELFTEST=y
 CONFIG_AUDIT_ARCH_COMPAT_GENERIC=y