diff --git a/architecture/x86/kernel.conf.sh b/architecture/x86/kernel.conf.sh
index b2fdb9284..b2daaf6b6 100644
--- a/architecture/x86/kernel.conf.sh
+++ b/architecture/x86/kernel.conf.sh
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 		CONFIG_RTC=y
 		CONFIG_INPUT_JOYSTICK=y
 		CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
+		CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G=y
 
 		include(`kernel-common.conf')
 		include(`kernel-scsi.conf')