diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/ip27_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/ip27_defconfig
index f2baea3039bb..0208723adf28 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/ip27_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/ip27_defconfig
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ CONFIG_MD_LINEAR=m
 CONFIG_MD_RAID0=y
 CONFIG_MD_RAID1=y
 CONFIG_MD_RAID10=m
-CONFIG_MD_RAID456=m
+CONFIG_MD_RAID456=y
 CONFIG_MD_RAID5_RESHAPE=y
 CONFIG_MD_MULTIPATH=m
 CONFIG_MD_FAULTY=m