diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/vfio.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/vfio.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32da819e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/vfio.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Options we need in order to handle vfio_mode=vfio devices
+
+CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_VFIO=y
+CONFIG_VFIO_PCI=y
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/vfio.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/vfio.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09a4bf02f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/vfio.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# x86 specific items we need in order to handle vfio_mode=vfio devices
+CONFIG_INTEL_IOMMU=y
+CONFIG_IRQ_REMAP=y
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
index 8cf5c1a22a..84df3526d8 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-86
+87