diff --git a/board/orangepione/kernel.config b/board/orangepione/kernel.config
index 1aca266f12..05dc7f17e2 100644
--- a/board/orangepione/kernel.config
+++ b/board/orangepione/kernel.config
@@ -4139,7 +4139,11 @@ CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER=y
 # CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS is not set
 # CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS is not set
 # CONFIG_FUSE_FS is not set
-# CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS is not set
+CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
+# CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR is not set
+CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_ALWAYS_FOLLOW=y
+# CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_INDEX is not set
+# CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_METACOPY is not set
 
 #
 # Caches
diff --git a/board/orangepizero/kernel.config b/board/orangepizero/kernel.config
index 1aca266f12..05dc7f17e2 100644
--- a/board/orangepizero/kernel.config
+++ b/board/orangepizero/kernel.config
@@ -4139,7 +4139,11 @@ CONFIG_INOTIFY_USER=y
 # CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS is not set
 # CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS is not set
 # CONFIG_FUSE_FS is not set
-# CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS is not set
+CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
+# CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR is not set
+CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_ALWAYS_FOLLOW=y
+# CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_INDEX is not set
+# CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_METACOPY is not set
 
 #
 # Caches
diff --git a/configs/tinkerboard_defconfig b/configs/tinkerboard_defconfig
index 380c57ede9..c15d97115e 100644
--- a/configs/tinkerboard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/tinkerboard_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://github.com/TinkerBoard/debian_kernel/archive/07f73ebcd82a97a161dd1b2d5c2f270690e2304b.tar.gz"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="miniarm-rk3288"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="board/tinkerboard/kernel-extra.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="rk3288-miniarm"
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG="board/common/busybox.config"