diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc837x_rdb_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc837x_rdb_defconfig
index 44093a0eaf88..a6331769d88f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc837x_rdb_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc837x_rdb_defconfig
@@ -684,7 +684,29 @@ CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD=y
 # CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_OHCI is not set
 CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_EHCI=y
-# CONFIG_USB is not set
+CONFIG_USB=y
+# CONFIG_USB_DEBUG is not set
+# CONFIG_USB_ANNOUNCE_NEW_DEVICES is not set
+
+#
+# Miscellaneous USB options
+#
+# CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS is not set
+CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_CLASS=y
+# CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS is not set
+# CONFIG_USB_OTG is not set
+
+#
+# USB Host Controller Drivers
+#
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_ROOT_HUB_TT=y
+# CONFIG_USB_EHCI_TT_NEWSCHED is not set
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_FSL=y
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_PPC_OF=y
+# CONFIG_USB_ISP116X_HCD is not set
+# CONFIG_USB_SL811_HCD is not set
+# CONFIG_USB_R8A66597_HCD is not set
 
 #
 # NOTE: USB_STORAGE enables SCSI, and 'SCSI disk support'
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig
index 1f6cf68e89f8..029d2dab7deb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig
@@ -690,7 +690,29 @@ CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD=y
 # CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_OHCI is not set
 CONFIG_USB_ARCH_HAS_EHCI=y
-# CONFIG_USB is not set
+CONFIG_USB=y
+# CONFIG_USB_DEBUG is not set
+# CONFIG_USB_ANNOUNCE_NEW_DEVICES is not set
+
+#
+# Miscellaneous USB options
+#
+# CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS is not set
+CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_CLASS=y
+# CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS is not set
+# CONFIG_USB_OTG is not set
+
+#
+# USB Host Controller Drivers
+#
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_ROOT_HUB_TT=y
+# CONFIG_USB_EHCI_TT_NEWSCHED is not set
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_FSL=y
+CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD_PPC_OF=y
+# CONFIG_USB_ISP116X_HCD is not set
+# CONFIG_USB_SL811_HCD is not set
+# CONFIG_USB_R8A66597_HCD is not set
 
 #
 # NOTE: USB_STORAGE enables SCSI, and 'SCSI disk support'