diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index 31c81e9b792e..84139be62ae6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_VEXPRESS=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_XGENE=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
-CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY=y
+CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyAMA0"
 # CONFIG_CORE_DUMP_DEFAULT_ELF_HEADERS is not set
 CONFIG_COMPAT=y