diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/virtio.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/virtio.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93481cd505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/virtio.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_MEM=y
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
index 871727de1f..a862eb8444 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-84
+85