diff --git a/kernel-ppc64le-debug.config b/kernel-ppc64le-debug.config
index dac016894..c0e1ad35e 100644
--- a/kernel-ppc64le-debug.config
+++ b/kernel-ppc64le-debug.config
@@ -3965,8 +3965,8 @@ CONFIG_PNFS_OBJLAYOUT=m
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
 # CONFIG_POWER5_CPU is not set
 # CONFIG_POWER6_CPU is not set
-CONFIG_POWER7_CPU=y
-# CONFIG_POWER8_CPU is not set
+# CONFIG_POWER7_CPU is not set
+CONFIG_POWER8_CPU=y
 # CONFIG_POWER9_CPU is not set
 # CONFIG_POWER_AVS is not set
 CONFIG_POWERCAP=y
diff --git a/kernel-ppc64le.config b/kernel-ppc64le.config
index 30fc4cdb5..b72e87b7f 100644
--- a/kernel-ppc64le.config
+++ b/kernel-ppc64le.config
@@ -3940,8 +3940,8 @@ CONFIG_PNFS_OBJLAYOUT=m
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
 # CONFIG_POWER5_CPU is not set
 # CONFIG_POWER6_CPU is not set
-CONFIG_POWER7_CPU=y
-# CONFIG_POWER8_CPU is not set
+# CONFIG_POWER7_CPU is not set
+CONFIG_POWER8_CPU=y
 # CONFIG_POWER9_CPU is not set
 # CONFIG_POWER_AVS is not set
 CONFIG_POWERCAP=y