diff --git a/alpine/etc/sysctl.d/02-lynis.conf b/alpine/etc/sysctl.d/02-lynis.conf
index 2a1c0230f..276150e1e 100644
--- a/alpine/etc/sysctl.d/02-lynis.conf
+++ b/alpine/etc/sysctl.d/02-lynis.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 kernel.kptr_restrict = 2
-kernel.sysrq = 0
 net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0
 net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects = 0
 net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0
diff --git a/alpine/etc/sysctl.d/cloud/security.conf b/alpine/etc/sysctl.d/cloud/security.conf
index 6c3a406bf..248489374 100644
--- a/alpine/etc/sysctl.d/cloud/security.conf
+++ b/alpine/etc/sysctl.d/cloud/security.conf
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-kernel.modules_disabled=1
\ No newline at end of file
+kernel.modules_disabled=1
+kernel.sysrq = 0
\ No newline at end of file