diff --git a/configs/bcm27xx-bcm2708.config b/configs/bcm27xx-bcm2708.config
index a839d1c0cb..8cc2b8e999 100644
--- a/configs/bcm27xx-bcm2708.config
+++ b/configs/bcm27xx-bcm2708.config
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_bcm27xx_bcm2708=y
 CONFIG_KERNEL_RELAY=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_MESH=y
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_irqbalance=m
 
diff --git a/configs/bcm27xx-bcm2710.config b/configs/bcm27xx-bcm2710.config
index cfec5d4b0e..1877a3ee26 100644
--- a/configs/bcm27xx-bcm2710.config
+++ b/configs/bcm27xx-bcm2710.config
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ CONFIG_KERNEL_RELAY=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_MESH=y
 # CONFIG_STRIP_KERNEL_EXPORTS is not set
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_irqbalance=m
diff --git a/configs/mvebu-cortexa9.config b/configs/mvebu-cortexa9.config
index 9099f091fe..3d6a9f6bf3 100644
--- a/configs/mvebu-cortexa9.config
+++ b/configs/mvebu-cortexa9.config
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ CONFIG_PACKAGE_mwlwifi-firmware-88w8864=m
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_mwlwifi-firmware-88w8964=m
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_ath10k-firmware-qca988x=m
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct=m
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_irqbalance=m
diff --git a/configs/ramips-mt7621.config b/configs/ramips-mt7621.config
index 17dc150c33..ce964d2654 100644
--- a/configs/ramips-mt7621.config
+++ b/configs/ramips-mt7621.config
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_ramips_mt7621=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
 # CONFIG_PACKAGE_kmod-ath9k-htc is not set
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_block-mount=m
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_irqbalance=m
diff --git a/configs/x86-generic.config b/configs/x86-generic.config
index 2e59a44233..0a19ce07ea 100644
--- a/configs/x86-generic.config
+++ b/configs/x86-generic.config
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ CONFIG_TARGET_x86_generic=y
 CONFIG_KERNEL_RELAY=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_DEBUGFS=y
 CONFIG_PACKAGE_MAC80211_MESH=y
+CONFIG_PACKAGE_irqbalance=m
diff --git a/packagelists/profile-packages.txt b/packagelists/profile-packages.txt
index 9a12f8ebd3..207a6d477c 100644
--- a/packagelists/profile-packages.txt
+++ b/packagelists/profile-packages.txt
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@ ubnt_unifiac-mesh-pro;-kmod-ath10k-ct -ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct kmod-ath10k at
 yuncore_a770;-kmod-ath10k-ct -ath10k-firmware-qca9887-ct kmod-ath10k ath10k-firmware-qca9887
 yuncore_a782;-kmod-ath10k-ct -ath10k-firmware-qca9888-ct kmod-ath10k ath10k-firmware-qca9888
 
+# Multi-CPU
+rpi:irqbalance
+rpi3:irqbalance
+ubnt_edgerouter-x:irqbalance
+ubnt_edgerouter-x-sfp:irqbalance
+
 # boards with mass-storage (SATA, SD-cards) will benefit from additional packages
-mikrotik_routerboard-750gr3:block-mount kmod-fs-f2fs kmod-sdhci-mt7620
+mikrotik_routerboard-750gr3:irqbalance block-mount kmod-fs-f2fs kmod-sdhci-mt7620
 
 # boards with integrated DSL-port need additional hardware-support (see Issue #838)
 avm_fritz7360sl:luci-proto-ipv6 luci-proto-ppp ppp ppp-mod-pppoe