diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.35.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.35.nix
index a6d03db9b861..1b8f9fded70a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.35.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.35.nix
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ let
       CONNECTOR y
       PROC_EVENTS y
 
+      # Devtmpfs support.
+      DEVTMPFS y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.0.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.0.nix
index d207b2c8b816..e2ed7fc8c5df 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.0.nix
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ let
       CONNECTOR y
       PROC_EVENTS y
 
+      # Devtmpfs support.
+      DEVTMPFS y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.1.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.1.nix
index 9b3af8766997..76e2942c6a37 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.1.nix
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ let
       CONNECTOR y
       PROC_EVENTS y
 
+      # Devtmpfs support.
+      DEVTMPFS y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
index faf79891dbb6..931c990612d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ let
       FTRACE_SYSCALLS y
       SCHED_TRACER y
 
+      # Devtmpfs support.
+      DEVTMPFS y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.3.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.3.nix
index ce0deff3839b..956e55014e58 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.3.nix
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ let
       FTRACE_SYSCALLS y
       SCHED_TRACER y
 
+      # Devtmpfs support.
+      DEVTMPFS y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
index 8a2e8a4d9950..bf951c0a818b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
@@ -225,6 +225,9 @@ let
       FTRACE_SYSCALLS y
       SCHED_TRACER y
 
+      # Devtmpfs support.
+      DEVTMPFS y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';