diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1f74eb4ce..6f0e99a83 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ linux (4.17~rc4-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     messages from drivers"
   * SCSI: Enable SCSI_MQ_DEFAULT. This can be reverted using the kernel
     parameter: scsi_mod.use_blk_mq=n
+  * dm: Enable DM_MQ_DEFAULT. This can be reverted using the kernel parameter:
+    dm_mod.use_blk_mq=n
 
  -- Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>  Wed, 02 May 2018 12:59:01 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/config/config b/debian/config/config
index 02212a724..b5183a63f 100644
--- a/debian/config/config
+++ b/debian/config/config
@@ -1751,6 +1751,7 @@ CONFIG_MD_MULTIPATH=m
 CONFIG_MD_FAULTY=m
 # CONFIG_MD_CLUSTER is not set
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=m
+CONFIG_DM_MQ_DEFAULT=y
 # CONFIG_DM_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_DM_DEBUG_BLOCK_STACK_TRACING is not set
 CONFIG_DM_CRYPT=m