diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
index 2ed7449d9273..daefbf0329a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ CONFIG_LOCKUP_DETECTOR=y
 # CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT is not set
 # CONFIG_FTRACE is not set
+CONFIG_MEMTEST=y
 CONFIG_SECURITY=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG=y
 CONFIG_ARM64_CRYPTO=y