diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XX b/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XX
index b446aaa2683..e350507a6a0 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XX
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XX
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ include 	"dpaa/config.dpaa"
 makeoptions	DEBUG=-g		#Build kernel with gdb(1) debug symbols
 makeoptions	WITH_CTF=1
 makeoptions	WERROR="-Werror -Wno-format -Wno-redundant-decls"
-makeoptions	NO_MODULES=yes
 
 options 	FPU_EMU
 
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XXSPE b/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XXSPE
index 6dc3a8d4350..0b95bfe683c 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XXSPE
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XXSPE
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ include 	"dpaa/config.dpaa"
 makeoptions	DEBUG=-g		#Build kernel with gdb(1) debug symbols
 makeoptions	WITH_CTF=1
 makeoptions	WERROR="-Werror -Wno-format -Wno-redundant-decls"
-makeoptions	NO_MODULES=yes
 
 options 	FPU_EMU