diff --git a/debian/arch/arm/config.footbridge b/debian/arch/arm/config.footbridge
index 0cb723192..83636e75f 100644
--- a/debian/arch/arm/config.footbridge
+++ b/debian/arch/arm/config.footbridge
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ CONFIG_FPE_NWFPE_XP=y
 #
 CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y
-# CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC is not set
+CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m
 # CONFIG_ARTHUR is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/debian/arch/arm/config.iop32x b/debian/arch/arm/config.iop32x
index 0af57aeff..674b4f4a0 100644
--- a/debian/arch/arm/config.iop32x
+++ b/debian/arch/arm/config.iop32x
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ CONFIG_FPE_NWFPE=y
 #
 CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m
-# CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC is not set
+CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m
 # CONFIG_ARTHUR is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/debian/arch/arm/config.ixp4xx b/debian/arch/arm/config.ixp4xx
index 147572819..701ee7c89 100644
--- a/debian/arch/arm/config.ixp4xx
+++ b/debian/arch/arm/config.ixp4xx
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ CONFIG_FPE_NWFPE=y
 #
 CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m
-# CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC is not set
+CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m
 # CONFIG_ARTHUR is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/debian/arch/arm/config.rpc b/debian/arch/arm/config.rpc
index b4bda6477..300693c7e 100644
--- a/debian/arch/arm/config.rpc
+++ b/debian/arch/arm/config.rpc
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ CONFIG_FPE_NWFPE=y
 #
 CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y
-# CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC is not set
+CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m
 # CONFIG_ARTHUR is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/debian/arch/arm/config.versatile b/debian/arch/arm/config.versatile
index 2af435fce..0d5b3f2c8 100644
--- a/debian/arch/arm/config.versatile
+++ b/debian/arch/arm/config.versatile
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ CONFIG_FPE_NWFPE=y
 # Userspace binary formats
 #
 CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y
-# CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT is not set
+CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m
 CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m
 # CONFIG_ARTHUR is not set
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index aef37ccec..615d77198 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.18-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     makes the module compatible with the current /proc interface so that
     reads no longer return EFAULT.  Closes: #353079.
 
+  [ Martin Michlmayr ]
+  - arm: Set CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m
+
  -- Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org>  Thu,  9 Nov 2006 01:09:09 -0800
 
 linux-2.6 (2.6.18-5) unstable; urgency=low