diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire
index 9e77db173..2657d14cf 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire
@@ -3208,7 +3208,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_CYPRESS_ATACB=m
 CONFIG_USB_USS720=m
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL=m
 CONFIG_USB_EZUSB=y
-# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC is not set
+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_AIRCABLE=m
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_ARK3116=m
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_BELKIN=m
diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-xen b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-xen
index a43e6991d..0b1bbcd9d 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-xen
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-xen
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_CYPRESS_ATACB=m
 CONFIG_USB_USS720=m
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL=m
 CONFIG_USB_EZUSB=y
-# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC is not set
+CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_GENERIC=y
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_AIRCABLE=m
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_ARK3116=m
 CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_BELKIN=m
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/40/filelists/files b/config/rootfiles/core/40/filelists/files
index c5ca9a820..79518f2dc 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/40/filelists/files
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/40/filelists/files
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/libxml2.pyc
 usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/libxsltmod.so
 lib/modules/2.6.32.15-ipfire/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/option.ko
 lib/modules/2.6.32.15-ipfire-xen/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/option.ko
+lib/modules/2.6.32.15-ipfire/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/usbserial.ko
+lib/modules/2.6.32.15-ipfire-xen/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/usbserial.ko