diff --git a/linaro/configs/linaro-base.conf b/linaro/configs/linaro-base.conf
index 1cdf0ba23e24..eb9fe266ca04 100644
--- a/linaro/configs/linaro-base.conf
+++ b/linaro/configs/linaro-base.conf
@@ -113,3 +113,4 @@ CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
 CONFIG_LSM_MMAP_MIN_ADDR=4096
 CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS_SECURITY=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y