diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 930ec5d5f..e22e02d69 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.31~rc5-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Allow install in chroot without do_initrd check for piuparts.
   * Cleanup Maintainer scripts from ancient pre linux-2.6 assumptions.
   * Disable DEVKMEM.
+  * [ppc, sparc] Enable EFI_PARTITION. (closes: #540486)
 
   [ Ben Hutchings ]
   * mga: remove unnecessary change from firmware-loading patch
diff --git a/debian/config/powerpc/config b/debian/config/powerpc/config
index fe6c5cbef..54fbee655 100644
--- a/debian/config/powerpc/config
+++ b/debian/config/powerpc/config
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ CONFIG_MAC_PARTITION=y
 # CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION is not set
 # CONFIG_ULTRIX_PARTITION is not set
 # CONFIG_SUN_PARTITION is not set
-# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
+CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y
 
 ##
 ## file: net/atm/Kconfig
diff --git a/debian/config/sparc/config b/debian/config/sparc/config
index 60dd0c3ab..aa8ab3969 100644
--- a/debian/config/sparc/config
+++ b/debian/config/sparc/config
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y
 # CONFIG_SGI_PARTITION is not set
 # CONFIG_ULTRIX_PARTITION is not set
 CONFIG_SUN_PARTITION=y
-# CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION is not set
+CONFIG_EFI_PARTITION=y
 
 ##
 ## file: mm/Kconfig