diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/config-6.12 b/target/linux/ixp4xx/config-6.12
index 7e2f3627813..e3e593d5c13 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx/config-6.12
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/config-6.12
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ CONFIG_ATA=y
 CONFIG_ATAGS=y
 CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_FLAT_ARGVP_ENVP_ON_STACK=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
 CONFIG_BLK_MQ_PCI=y
 CONFIG_BUFFER_HEAD=y