diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index ab4196d4a458..f15e4d792761 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES=y
 CONFIG_QUOTA=y
 CONFIG_QFMT_V2=y
 CONFIG_FUSE_FS=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_FS=y
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
 CONFIG_INCREMENTAL_FS=y
 CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index a0f65a2afaba..c51d616e2317 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ CONFIG_FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES=y
 CONFIG_QUOTA=y
 CONFIG_QFMT_V2=y
 CONFIG_FUSE_FS=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_FS=y
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
 CONFIG_INCREMENTAL_FS=y
 CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=y