diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/whyred_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/whyred_defconfig
index 661ce39d7d61..b5e180168225 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/whyred_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/whyred_defconfig
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ CONFIG_DMA_CMA=y
 # CONFIG_PNP_DEBUG_MESSAGES is not set
 CONFIG_ZRAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT=16
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=8192
 CONFIG_QSEECOM=y