diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index c90111c8d..ac0d94a5d 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ config BR2_ENABLE_MULTILIB
 config BR2_LARGEFILE
 	bool "Enable large file (files > 2 GB) support?"
 	depends on !BR2_cris
-	default n
+	default y
 	help
 	    Enable large file (files > 2 GB) support