diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a40904724..db03e506b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ linux (4.5.1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * aufs: Update support patches to aufs4.5-20160328 (Closes: #819748)
   * [x86] ACPI / processor: Request native thermal interrupt handling via _OSC
     (Closes: #817016, #819336)
+  * [armhf] Add support for octa-core big.LITTLE systems including Exynos
+    (Closes: #819379)
 
   [ Aurelien Jarno ]
   * [mipsel/mips/config.loongson-2f] Disable VIDEO_CX23885, VIDEO_IVTV,
diff --git a/debian/config/armhf/config.armmp b/debian/config/armhf/config.armmp
index d7dbe9924..50e7889e3 100644
--- a/debian/config/armhf/config.armmp
+++ b/debian/config/armhf/config.armmp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_773022=y
 CONFIG_PCI=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_SMP_ON_UP=y
+CONFIG_MCPM=y
+CONFIG_NR_CPUS=8
 CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y
 CONFIG_XEN=y
 CONFIG_ARM_APPENDED_DTB=y
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_EXYNOS=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_EXYNOS3 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_EXYNOS4 is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_EXYNOS5=y
+CONFIG_EXYNOS5420_MCPM=y
 
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 ## file: arch/arm/mach-highbank/Kconfig