diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.4 b/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.4
index a7675e44ce..21d6e1c309 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.4
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.4
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ CONFIG_BCMA_HOST_PCI_POSSIBLE=y
 CONFIG_BCMA_HOST_SOC=y
 CONFIG_BCMA_SFLASH=y
 CONFIG_BCM_NET_PHYLIB=y
+CONFIG_BCM_NS_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_BGMAC=y
 CONFIG_BGMAC_BCMA=y
 # CONFIG_BGMAC_PLATFORM is not set
@@ -312,6 +313,10 @@ CONFIG_SWCONFIG_B53_SRAB_DRIVER=y
 CONFIG_SWIOTLB=y
 CONFIG_SWP_EMULATE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION=y
+CONFIG_THERMAL=y
+CONFIG_THERMAL_DEFAULT_GOV_STEP_WISE=y
+CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_STEP_WISE=y
+CONFIG_THERMAL_OF=y
 # CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL is not set
 CONFIG_TICK_CPU_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_TREE_RCU=y
diff --git a/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.9 b/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.9
index 77492c88c6..3f6b7c32db 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.9
+++ b/target/linux/bcm53xx/config-4.9
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ CONFIG_BCMA_HOST_PCI_POSSIBLE=y
 CONFIG_BCMA_HOST_SOC=y
 CONFIG_BCMA_SFLASH=y
 CONFIG_BCM_NET_PHYLIB=y
+CONFIG_BCM_NS_THERMAL=y
 CONFIG_BGMAC=y
 CONFIG_BGMAC_BCMA=y
 # CONFIG_BGMAC_PLATFORM is not set
@@ -313,6 +314,10 @@ CONFIG_SWIOTLB=y
 CONFIG_SWPHY=y
 CONFIG_SWP_EMULATE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_SUPPORTS_APM_EMULATION=y
+CONFIG_THERMAL=y
+CONFIG_THERMAL_DEFAULT_GOV_STEP_WISE=y
+CONFIG_THERMAL_GOV_STEP_WISE=y
+CONFIG_THERMAL_OF=y
 # CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL is not set
 CONFIG_TICK_CPU_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_TREE_RCU=y