diff --git a/buildroot-external/kernel/hassos.config b/buildroot-external/kernel/hassos.config
index 4879831ab..09e59a11c 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/kernel/hassos.config
+++ b/buildroot-external/kernel/hassos.config
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_NONE=y
 CONFIG_ZRAM=y
 CONFIG_ZSMALLOC=y
 
+CONFIG_LRU_GEN=y
+# CONFIG_LRU_GEN_ENABLED is not set
+
 CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND=y
 
 CONFIG_MISC_FILESYSTEMS=y