diff --git a/target/linux/x86-2.6/config/default b/target/linux/x86-2.6/config/default
index 0fc4bf4f9c..92b722e6f9 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86-2.6/config/default
+++ b/target/linux/x86-2.6/config/default
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=y
 # CONFIG_KEYBOARD_STOWAWAY is not set
 # CONFIG_KEYBOARD_SUNKBD is not set
 # CONFIG_KEYBOARD_XTKBD is not set
+CONFIG_KEXEC=y
 CONFIG_KTIME_SCALAR=y
 # CONFIG_KVM is not set
 # CONFIG_LANCE is not set