diff --git a/alpine/Dockerfile b/alpine/Dockerfile
index 89e997106..f7b302fbb 100644
--- a/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ RUN \
   rc-update add mount-ro shutdown && \
   rc-update add dmesg sysinit && \
   rc-update add devfs sysinit && \
-  rc-update add mdev sysinit && \
   rc-update add hwdrivers sysinit && \
   rc-update add sysfs && \
   rc-update add fsck && \
diff --git a/alpine/kernel/kernel_config b/alpine/kernel/kernel_config
index 31cc8e4cd..3b4598efd 100644
--- a/alpine/kernel/kernel_config
+++ b/alpine/kernel/kernel_config
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_BPF_JIT=y
 #
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER=y
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH=""
-# CONFIG_DEVTMPFS is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_STANDALONE=y
 CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y
diff --git a/alpine/kernel/kernel_config.arm b/alpine/kernel/kernel_config.arm
index ee472b171..aab556a91 100644
--- a/alpine/kernel/kernel_config.arm
+++ b/alpine/kernel/kernel_config.arm
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM_AMBA=y
 #
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER=y
 CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH=""
-# CONFIG_DEVTMPFS is not set
+CONFIG_DEVTMPFS=y
 CONFIG_STANDALONE=y
 CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y
 CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y