diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d55572316..47463c7ac 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ linux (4.2.1-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * [x86] ALSA: hda - Disable power_save_node for Thinkpads (Closes: #800694)
   * i2c: Enable I2C_CHARDEV as a module in all configurations with I2C
     support (Closes: #800597)
+  * [mips*/octeon] Enable CAVIUM_CN63XXP1 (Closes: #800595)
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Sat, 03 Oct 2015 00:14:59 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/config/kernelarch-mips/config.octeon b/debian/config/kernelarch-mips/config.octeon
index c62bfc60a..3c80294f3 100644
--- a/debian/config/kernelarch-mips/config.octeon
+++ b/debian/config/kernelarch-mips/config.octeon
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CONFIG_MIPS32_N32=y
 ##
 ## file: arch/mips/cavium-octeon/Kconfig
 ##
+CONFIG_CAVIUM_CN63XXP1=y
 CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_CVMSEG_SIZE=1
 # CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_2ND_KERNEL is not set
 CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_LOCK_L2=y