diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.9/ccimx6qpsbc/defconfig b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.9/ccimx6qpsbc/defconfig
index fb44c7d19..ae8df27c7 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.9/ccimx6qpsbc/defconfig
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.9/ccimx6qpsbc/defconfig
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_IMX_LPI2C=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_IMX=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FSL_LPSPI=y
-CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=y
+CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_DA9063=y
 CONFIG_POWER_SUPPLY=y
diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.9/ccimx6ul/defconfig b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.9/ccimx6ul/defconfig
index 7b00f81ee..22f448883 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.9/ccimx6ul/defconfig
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.9/ccimx6ul/defconfig
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_IMX=y
 CONFIG_SPI_FSL_LPSPI=y
-CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=y
+CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_MCA_CC6UL=y
 CONFIG_POWER_RESET=y