diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6sbc/defconfig b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6sbc/defconfig
index 3ffe94b7d..f53e48f62 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6sbc/defconfig
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6sbc/defconfig
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV=y
 CONFIG_I2C_IMX=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_IMX=y
-CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=y
+CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=m
 CONFIG_SPI_SLAVE=y
 CONFIG_SPI_SLAVE_TIME=y
 CONFIG_SPI_SLAVE_SYSTEM_CONTROL=y
diff --git a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6ul/defconfig b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6ul/defconfig
index 71f754fe4..0733a5a89 100644
--- a/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6ul/defconfig
+++ b/meta-digi-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-dey-4.1/ccimx6ul/defconfig
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ CONFIG_I2C_IMX=y
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_SPI_IMX=y
-CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=y
+CONFIG_SPI_SPIDEV=m
 CONFIG_SPI_SLAVE=y
 CONFIG_SPI_SLAVE_TIME=y
 CONFIG_SPI_SLAVE_SYSTEM_CONTROL=y