diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ps3_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ps3_defconfig
index 4db51719342a28caa8329b36bbe13a40616021a4..81b55c880fc3d1f691fc715fac29ea737865a94d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ps3_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ps3_defconfig
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ CONFIG_CFG80211=m
 CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y
 CONFIG_MAC80211=m
 # CONFIG_MAC80211_RC_MINSTREL is not set
+CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER=y
+CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=65535