diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
index ea79c519863dfc6964da4babb0ef57aaf563fd40..62e12f61a3b2496932b34e89ed4058c768bc22e2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pseries_defconfig
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_MON=m
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
 # CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_PPC_OF is not set
 CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y
+CONFIG_USB_XHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=m
 CONFIG_NEW_LEDS=y
 CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS=m