diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm_vexpress_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm_vexpress_defconfig
index 5f1a997b30..e1808e9830 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_arm_vexpress_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_arm_vexpress_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a9=y
 BR2_ARM_ENABLE_NEON=y
+BR2_ARM_ENABLE_VFP=y
 BR2_ARM_FPU_VFPV3D16=y
 
 # System