diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/g5_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/g5_defconfig
index 5e0eed26137e..1d9ad8500909 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/g5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/g5_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
+CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
 CONFIG_PROFILING=y
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_TFTP=m
 CONFIG_NF_CT_NETLINK=m
 CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_IPV4=m
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS_MOUNT=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y