diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 4067f5169144..3bca7030e2d6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ endif
 # My testing targets (bypasses dependencies)
 bp:;	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) $(boot)/bootpImage
 
+include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.defconf
+PHONY += multi_v7_lpae_defconfig
+multi_v7_lpae_defconfig:
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,multi_v7_defconfig,lpae)
 
 define archhelp
   echo  '* zImage        - Compressed kernel image (arch/$(ARCH)/boot/zImage)'
@@ -334,4 +338,6 @@ define archhelp
   echo  '                  (distribution) /sbin/$(INSTALLKERNEL) or'
   echo  '                  install to $$(INSTALL_PATH) and run lilo'
   echo  '  vdso_install  - Install unstripped vdso.so to $$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/vdso'
+  echo
+  echo  '  multi_v7_lpae_defconfig     - multi_v7_defconfig with CONFIG_ARM_LPAE enabled'
 endef
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config b/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a6d6f7ab3c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/lpae.config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_ARM_LPAE=y
+CONFIG_VMSPLIT_2G=y