diff --git a/target/linux/apm821xx/config-5.10 b/target/linux/apm821xx/config-5.10
index c9c720de299..b729bee9036 100644
--- a/target/linux/apm821xx/config-5.10
+++ b/target/linux/apm821xx/config-5.10
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ CONFIG_PTE_64BIT=y
 # CONFIG_RAINIER is not set
 CONFIG_RAS=y
 CONFIG_RATIONAL=y
+CONFIG_REGULATOR=y
 CONFIG_RSEQ=y
 # CONFIG_SAM440EP is not set
 # CONFIG_SCOM_DEBUGFS is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/apm821xx/config-5.4 b/target/linux/apm821xx/config-5.4
index 2b9594c3d47..e47186a4447 100644
--- a/target/linux/apm821xx/config-5.4
+++ b/target/linux/apm821xx/config-5.4
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ CONFIG_PPC_WERROR=y
 CONFIG_PTE_64BIT=y
 # CONFIG_RAINIER is not set
 CONFIG_RAS=y
+CONFIG_REGULATOR=y
 CONFIG_RSEQ=y
 # CONFIG_SAM440EP is not set
 # CONFIG_SCOM_DEBUGFS is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/apm821xx/sata/config-default b/target/linux/apm821xx/sata/config-default
index db2c5c8a307..c3f41c785b9 100644
--- a/target/linux/apm821xx/sata/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/apm821xx/sata/config-default
@@ -40,5 +40,4 @@ CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x=y
 # CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_MEMCONS is not set
 CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSHIGH=0x4
 CONFIG_PPC_EARLY_DEBUG_44x_PHYSLOW=0xef600300
-CONFIG_REGULATOR=y
 CONFIG_REGULATOR_FIXED_VOLTAGE=y