diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8ec29cd37..9bfe8dfd2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ linux (4.11.7-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   [ Salvatore Bonaccorso ]
   * Add ABI reference for 4.11.0-1
 
+  [ Uwe Kleine-König ]
+  * [arm64] enable FB_SIMPLE
+
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:18:44 +0100
 
 linux (4.11.6-1) unstable; urgency=medium
diff --git a/debian/config/arm64/config b/debian/config/arm64/config
index e447cc4d1..73fee807d 100644
--- a/debian/config/arm64/config
+++ b/debian/config/arm64/config
@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_LP855X=m
 ## file: drivers/video/fbdev/Kconfig
 ##
 CONFIG_FB_EFI=y
+CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE=y
 
 ##
 ## file: drivers/virtio/Kconfig