diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/eyeq5_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/eyeq5_defconfig
index ff7af5dc6d9d..328016c1c6f4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/configs/eyeq5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/configs/eyeq5_defconfig
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ CONFIG_HID_MICROSOFT=y
 CONFIG_HID_MONTEREY=y
 CONFIG_MMC=y
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_PLTFM=y
+CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_CADENCE=y
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
 CONFIG_RESET_CONTROLLER=y
 # CONFIG_NVMEM is not set