diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire
index ef93690d5..60a0d90b0 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ CONFIG_FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF=y
 CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=""
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK is not set
-# CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS is not set
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS=y
 # end of Firmware loader
 
 CONFIG_WANT_DEV_COREDUMP=y
diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.armv6l-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.armv6l-ipfire
index a6045d784..c4d0d2cbe 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.armv6l-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.armv6l-ipfire
@@ -1826,7 +1826,7 @@ CONFIG_FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF=y
 CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=""
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK is not set
-# CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS is not set
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS=y
 # end of Firmware loader
 
 CONFIG_WANT_DEV_COREDUMP=y
diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire
index 7036a204f..f765498b8 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ CONFIG_FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF=y
 CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE=""
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER=y
 # CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK is not set
-# CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS is not set
+CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS=y
 CONFIG_FW_CACHE=y
 # end of Firmware loader
 
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/linux b/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/linux
index 42e261cfc..69413f49d 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/linux
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/linux
@@ -7614,6 +7614,7 @@ etc/modprobe.d/ipv6.conf
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FUTEX_PI
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FWNODE_MDIO
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER
+#lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER_COMPRESS
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/GACT_PROB
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/armv6l/linux b/config/rootfiles/common/armv6l/linux
index 070087d54..fd6cb5041 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/armv6l/linux
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/armv6l/linux
@@ -8061,6 +8061,7 @@ etc/modprobe.d/ipv6.conf
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FUTEX_PI
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FWNODE_MDIO
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER
+#lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER_COMPRESS
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/GACT_PROB
diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/x86_64/linux b/config/rootfiles/common/x86_64/linux
index c2eaa6ef0..e677e4c06 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/x86_64/linux
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/x86_64/linux
@@ -7611,6 +7611,7 @@ etc/modprobe.d/ipv6.conf
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_ATTR_CLASS
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_CACHE
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER
+#lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER_COMPRESS
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER_PAGED_BUF
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
 #lib/modules/KVER-ipfire/build/include/config/GACT_PROB