diff --git a/architecture/powerpc/kernel.conf.m4 b/architecture/powerpc/kernel.conf.m4
index 12e0d0d16..6e432c5bd 100644
--- a/architecture/powerpc/kernel.conf.m4
+++ b/architecture/powerpc/kernel.conf.m4
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_PPC32=y
 # CONFIG_40x is not set
 # CONFIG_POWER3 is not set
 
+CONFIG_ALTIVEC=y
 
 include(`kernel-common.conf')
 include(`kernel-scsi.conf')
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@ include(`kernel-fs.conf')
 dnl macs need a special RTC ... (this need to be fixed in the kernel so we
 dnl can have generic support for the rs6k and mac support at the same time
 dnl
-# CONFIG_GEN_RTC is not set
-CONFIG_PPC_RTC=m
 # CONFIG_RTC is not set
+# CONFIG_GEN_RTC is not set
+CONFIG_PPC_RTC=y
 
 dnl macs need an FB
 dnl
diff --git a/architecture/share/kernel-common.conf b/architecture/share/kernel-common.conf
index abb8caad5..d6ed4f5d9 100644
--- a/architecture/share/kernel-common.conf
+++ b/architecture/share/kernel-common.conf
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ dnl we use the seperate linux driver package from XFree86)
 dnl
 # CONFIG_DRM is not set
 
-dnl Other useful stuff
-dnl
-CONFIG_RTC=y
-
 dnl The 2.6 kernel has several debugging options enabled
 dnl
 # CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER is not set
diff --git a/architecture/x86/kernel.conf.sh b/architecture/x86/kernel.conf.sh
index c8d35937e..ef0a95539 100644
--- a/architecture/x86/kernel.conf.sh
+++ b/architecture/x86/kernel.conf.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
 		dnl PC Speaker for 2.5/6 kernel
 		CONFIG_INPUT_PCSPKR=y
 
+		dnl Other useful stuff
+		dnl
+		CONFIG_RTC=y
+
 		include(`kernel-common.conf')
 		include(`kernel-scsi.conf')
 		include(`kernel-net.conf')