diff --git a/meta-ast2500/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig b/meta-ast2500/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig
index 11c6398..3008b6c 100644
--- a/meta-ast2500/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig
+++ b/meta-ast2500/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y
 # CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD is not set
 CONFIG_KEYBOARD_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_KEYBOARD_GPIO_POLLED=y
 # CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSE is not set
 # CONFIG_SERIO is not set
 # CONFIG_VT is not set