diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/168/filelists/files b/config/rootfiles/core/168/filelists/files
index 858809caf..e0883a7db 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/168/filelists/files
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/168/filelists/files
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/any
 etc/rc.d/init.d/networking/red
+etc/sysctl.conf
 lib/firmware/amd/amd_sev_fam17h_model0xh.sbin
 lib/firmware/amd/amd_sev_fam17h_model3xh.sbin
 lib/firmware/amd/amd_sev_fam19h_model0xh.sbin
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/core/168/update.sh b/config/rootfiles/core/168/update.sh
index 48ae17417..7e3ff07c2 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/core/168/update.sh
+++ b/config/rootfiles/core/168/update.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ ldconfig
 # Apply local configuration to sshd_config
 /usr/local/bin/sshctrl
 
+# Apply sysctl changes
+/etc/init.d/sysctl start
+
 # Start services
 /etc/init.d/sshd restart
 /etc/init.d/vnstatd restart