diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 9835cf046..1bd036c4c 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ COPY packages/oom/etc /etc/
 COPY packages/9pmount-vsock/9pmount-vsock /sbin/
 COPY packages/test/etc /etc/
 COPY packages/test/mobytest /usr/bin/
-COPY packages/sysctl/etc /etc/
 COPY packages/iptables/iptables /usr/local/sbin/
 COPY packages/containerd/etc /etc/
 COPY packages/aws/etc /etc/
@@ -97,6 +96,7 @@ RUN \
   rc-update add devfs sysinit && \
   rc-update add hwdrivers sysinit && \
   rc-update add sysfs && \
+  rc-update add sysfsconf && \
   rc-update add fsck && \
   rc-update add root && \
   rc-update add localmount && \
diff --git a/alpine/packages/sysctl/etc/sysctl.d/01-moby.conf b/alpine/etc/sysctl.d/01-moby.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from alpine/packages/sysctl/etc/sysctl.d/01-moby.conf
rename to alpine/etc/sysctl.d/01-moby.conf
diff --git a/alpine/etc/sysfs.d/01-moby.conf b/alpine/etc/sysfs.d/01-moby.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92aeded2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alpine/etc/sysfs.d/01-moby.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled = madvise
+kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag = madvise
diff --git a/alpine/packages/hostsettings/etc/init.d/hostsettings b/alpine/packages/hostsettings/etc/init.d/hostsettings
index e6bd6d6dc..b589df877 100755
--- a/alpine/packages/hostsettings/etc/init.d/hostsettings
+++ b/alpine/packages/hostsettings/etc/init.d/hostsettings
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ start() {
 	ebegin "Configuring host settings from database"
 
 	mobyconfig exists etc/sysctl.conf && mobyconfig get etc/sysctl.conf > /etc/sysctl.conf
-
+	mobyconfig exists etc/sysfs.conf && mobyconfig get etc/sysfs.conf > /etc/sysfs.conf
 	mobyconfig exists etc/resolv.conf && mobyconfig get etc/resolv.conf > /etc/resolv.conf
 
 	mobyconfig exists etc/hosts && mobyconfig get etc/hosts >> /etc/hosts