diff --git a/alpine/kernel/kernel_config b/alpine/kernel/kernel_config
index 6b0707313..f2b198d7c 100644
--- a/alpine/kernel/kernel_config
+++ b/alpine/kernel/kernel_config
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ CONFIG_RT_MUTEXES=y
 CONFIG_BASE_SMALL=0
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 # CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_LOAD is not set
-# CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD is not set
+CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set
 # CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL is not set
 # CONFIG_MODULE_SIG is not set