diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire
index 24c0b321e..34f55c00f 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire
@@ -3890,7 +3890,7 @@ CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK is not set
 CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE=m
 CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=m
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
 # CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION is not set
 # CONFIG_FONTS is not set
diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-pae b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-pae
index 807a9a2d7..ce9cfd552 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-pae
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.i586-ipfire-pae
@@ -3910,7 +3910,7 @@ CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE=y
 # CONFIG_VGACON_SOFT_SCROLLBACK is not set
 CONFIG_MDA_CONSOLE=m
 CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE=y
-CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=m
+CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_DETECT_PRIMARY=y
 # CONFIG_FRAMEBUFFER_CONSOLE_ROTATION is not set
 # CONFIG_FONTS is not set