diff --git a/kernel-i586.config b/kernel-i586.config
index ef34770..2563d32 100644
--- a/kernel-i586.config
+++ b/kernel-i586.config
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
 CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
 CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=""
-# CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER is not set
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK is not set
 CONFIG_WANT_DEV_COREDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP=y
diff --git a/kernel-x86_64.config b/kernel-x86_64.config
index b8097e3..1c77224 100644
--- a/kernel-x86_64.config
+++ b/kernel-x86_64.config
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
 CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y
 CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=""
-# CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER is not set
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK is not set
 CONFIG_WANT_DEV_COREDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ALLOW_DEV_COREDUMP=y