diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-3.18 b/target/linux/generic/config-3.18
index 04245531f60..0f66960fdcd 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-3.18
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-3.18
@@ -3284,7 +3284,7 @@ CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y
 # CONFIG_SECCOMP is not set
 # CONFIG_SECURITY is not set
 # CONFIG_SECURITYFS is not set
-# CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT is not set
+CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y
 # CONFIG_SEEQ8005 is not set
 CONFIG_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL=y
 # CONFIG_SENSORS_ABITUGURU is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-4.14 b/target/linux/generic/config-4.14
index c9ee88c7516..f6bbc59ee48 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-4.14
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-4.14
@@ -3998,7 +3998,7 @@ CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y
 CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH_WARN_ONLY=y
 # CONFIG_SECURITY is not set
 # CONFIG_SECURITYFS is not set
-# CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT is not set
+CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y
 CONFIG_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL=y
 # CONFIG_SENSORS_ABITUGURU is not set
 # CONFIG_SENSORS_ABITUGURU3 is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-4.4 b/target/linux/generic/config-4.4
index 3285000eb43..d29f27d7479 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-4.4
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-4.4
@@ -3423,7 +3423,7 @@ CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y
 CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH_WARN_ONLY=y
 # CONFIG_SECURITY is not set
 # CONFIG_SECURITYFS is not set
-# CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT is not set
+CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y
 CONFIG_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL=y
 # CONFIG_SENSORS_ABITUGURU is not set
 # CONFIG_SENSORS_ABITUGURU3 is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-4.9 b/target/linux/generic/config-4.9
index 3f050c205cd..1cc607d4dd6 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-4.9
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-4.9
@@ -3766,7 +3766,7 @@ CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y
 CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH_WARN_ONLY=y
 # CONFIG_SECURITY is not set
 # CONFIG_SECURITYFS is not set
-# CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT is not set
+CONFIG_SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT=y
 CONFIG_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL=y
 # CONFIG_SENSORS_ABITUGURU is not set
 # CONFIG_SENSORS_ABITUGURU3 is not set