diff --git a/arch/um/defconfig b/arch/um/defconfig
index 7823ab12e6a4..6d07609362bd 100644
--- a/arch/um/defconfig
+++ b/arch/um/defconfig
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED=y
 CONFIG_FAIR_GROUP_SCHED=y
 # CONFIG_CFS_BANDWIDTH is not set
 # CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED is not set
-CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP=m
+CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_BLK_CGROUP is not set
 # CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE is not set
 CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y