diff --git a/debian/arch/arm/config.footbridge b/debian/arch/arm/config.footbridge
index 46ab51a1f..4bd7ffa78 100644
--- a/debian/arch/arm/config.footbridge
+++ b/debian/arch/arm/config.footbridge
@@ -1534,6 +1534,14 @@ CONFIG_SUNRPC_GSS=y
 CONFIG_RPCSEC_GSS_KRB5=y
 # CONFIG_RPCSEC_GSS_SPKM3 is not set
 # CONFIG_SMB_FS is not set
+CONFIG_CIFS=m
+CONFIG_CIFS_STATS=y
+CONFIG_CIFS_STATS2=y
+CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH=y
+CONFIG_CIFS_XATTR=y
+CONFIG_CIFS_POSIX=y
+# CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG2 is not set
+# CONFIG_CIFS_EXPERIMENTAL is not set
 # CONFIG_CIFS is not set
 # CONFIG_NCP_FS is not set
 # CONFIG_CODA_FS is not set
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index db77ed515..0e89cbc42 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.17+2.6.18-rc6-0experimental.2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * arm/iop32x: Disable CONFIG_EMBEDDED.
   * mipsel/r5k-cobalt: Enable ISDN.
   * arm/iop32x: Fix iop321 cpuid.
+  * arm/footbridge: Enable the CIFS module (closes: #274808).
 
   [ Sven Luther ]
   * [powerpc] Enabled the -prep flavour.