diff --git a/board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-4.0.config b/board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-4.0.config
index 60fcd70055..3a26ac830f 100644
--- a/board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-4.0.config
+++ b/board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-4.0.config
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FB=y
 CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS=y
+CONFIG_USB=y
+CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS_POSIX_ACL=y
diff --git a/board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-4.0.config b/board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-4.0.config
index 9b5d4e6a5c..cd0b560634 100644
--- a/board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-4.0.config
+++ b/board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-4.0.config
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FB=y
 CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS=y
+CONFIG_USB=y
+CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS_POSIX_ACL=y
diff --git a/board/qemu/mips64el-malta/linux-4.0.config b/board/qemu/mips64el-malta/linux-4.0.config
index 8877a2e8a1..c6b46d4d7f 100644
--- a/board/qemu/mips64el-malta/linux-4.0.config
+++ b/board/qemu/mips64el-malta/linux-4.0.config
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FB=y
 CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS=y
+CONFIG_USB=y
+CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS_POSIX_ACL=y
diff --git a/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-4.0.config b/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-4.0.config
index b9a743f90c..79d7352474 100644
--- a/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-4.0.config
+++ b/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-4.0.config
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FB=y
 CONFIG_FB_CIRRUS=y
+CONFIG_USB=y
+CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS=y
 CONFIG_TMPFS_POSIX_ACL=y