diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig
index b7c320743a..50d0aa5bf5 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_arm64_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1
 CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE=0x40000
 CONFIG_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+CONFIG_FIT=y
+CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
+CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
+CONFIG_FIT_BEST_MATCH=y
+CONFIG_LEGACY_IMAGE_FORMAT=y
 CONFIG_USE_PREBOOT=y
 CONFIG_PREBOOT="pci enum"
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO is not set
diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm_defconfig
index 521c6793a3..ff97d6bd83 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_arm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_arm_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1
 CONFIG_ENV_SECT_SIZE=0x40000
 CONFIG_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_DISTRO_DEFAULTS=y
+CONFIG_FIT=y
+CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE=y
+CONFIG_FIT_VERBOSE=y
+CONFIG_FIT_BEST_MATCH=y
+CONFIG_LEGACY_IMAGE_FORMAT=y
 CONFIG_USE_PREBOOT=y
 CONFIG_PREBOOT="pci enum"
 # CONFIG_DISPLAY_CPUINFO is not set