diff --git a/core/arch/arm/plat-vexpress/conf.mk b/core/arch/arm/plat-vexpress/conf.mk
index 050c149a17e..9b9b5baef50 100644
--- a/core/arch/arm/plat-vexpress/conf.mk
+++ b/core/arch/arm/plat-vexpress/conf.mk
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ $(call force,CFG_DT,y)
 CFG_DTB_MAX_SIZE ?= 0x100000
 CFG_CORE_ASYNC_NOTIF ?= y
 CFG_CORE_ASYNC_NOTIF_GIC_INTID ?= 219
+CFG_CORE_ITR_NOTIF ?= y
+CFG_CORE_ITR_NOTIF_MAX ?= 10
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(PLATFORM_FLAVOR),qemu_armv8a)