diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
index e853905c4e7e..07a92f02e1f8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/ppc64_defconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ CONFIG_CGROUP_PERF=y
 CONFIG_CGROUP_BPF=y
 CONFIG_CGROUP_MISC=y
 CONFIG_USER_NS=y
+CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_AUTOGROUP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y