diff --git a/package/kernel/modules/fs.mk b/package/kernel/modules/fs.mk
index c4561ef7eec..fc4c7567932 100644
--- a/package/kernel/modules/fs.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/modules/fs.mk
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,fs-cifs))
 
 
+define KernelPackage/fs-configfs
+  SUBMENU:=$(FS_MENU)
+  TITLE:=Configuration filesystem support
+  KCONFIG:= \
+	CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS
+  FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/fs/configfs/configfs.ko
+  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,30,configfs)
+endef
+
+define KernelPackage/fs-configfs/description
+ Kernel module for configfs support
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call KernelPackage,fs-configfs))
+
+
 define KernelPackage/fs-exportfs
   SUBMENU:=$(FS_MENU)
   TITLE:=exportfs kernel server support
diff --git a/package/system/mmc_over_gpio/Makefile b/package/system/mmc_over_gpio/Makefile
index 03096ad033f..8525887dd2c 100644
--- a/package/system/mmc_over_gpio/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/mmc_over_gpio/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define KernelPackage/mmc-over-gpio
   SUBMENU:=Other modules
-  DEPENDS:=@GPIO_SUPPORT +kmod-mmc-spi +kmod-spi-gpio-old
-  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_GPIOMMC \
-	CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS=y
+  DEPENDS:=@GPIO_SUPPORT +kmod-mmc-spi +kmod-spi-gpio-old +kmod-fs-configfs
+  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_GPIOMMC
   TITLE:=MMC/SD card over GPIO support
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/mmc/host/gpiommc.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,93,gpiommc)