diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/experimental/virtio-fs.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/experimental/virtio-fs.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index ed1810f135..0000000000
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/experimental/virtio-fs.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# virtio-fs support
-CONFIG_VIRTIO_FS=y
-CONFIG_FUSE_FS=y
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/fs.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/fs.conf
index 28d9019ee2..898091db9e 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/fs.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/fs.conf
@@ -49,3 +49,7 @@ CONFIG_AIO=y
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS=y
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_INDEX=y
 CONFIG_OVERLAY_FS_REDIRECT_DIR=y
+
+# virtio-fs driver support:
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_FS=y
+CONFIG_FUSE_FS=y
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
index 76a8b2b703..871727de1f 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-83
+84