diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.32.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.32.nix
index 5ba06e987274..adda4b4be8c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.32.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.32.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, userModeLinux ? false, systemtap ? false
-, extraConfig ? "", ... } @ args:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, extraConfig ? "", ... } @ args:
 
 let
-  configWithPlatform = kernelPlatform :
+  configWithPlatform = kernelPlatform:
     ''
       # Don't include any debug features.
-      DEBUG_KERNEL ${if systemtap then "y" else "n"}
+      DEBUG_KERNEL n
 
       # Support drivers that need external firmware.
       STANDALONE n
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ let
 
       # Disable some expensive (?) features.
       FTRACE n
+      KPROBES n
       NUMA? n
       PM_TRACE_RTC n
 
@@ -190,14 +190,6 @@ let
       X86_CHECK_BIOS_CORRUPTION y
       X86_MCE y
 
-      ${if systemtap then ''
-        # SystemTap support.
-        KPROBES y    # kernel probes (needs `utrace' for process probes)
-        DEBUG_INFO y
-        RELAY y
-        DEBUG_FS y
-      '' else ""}
-
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 177e3995fa04..fbfe4a3db367 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4473,7 +4473,14 @@ let
 
   linux_2_6_32_systemtap = makeOverridable (import ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-2.6.32.nix) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv perl mktemp module_init_tools ubootChooser;
-    systemtap = true;
+    extraConfig =
+      ''
+        DEBUG_KERNEL y
+        KPROBES y # kernel probes (needs `utrace' for process probes)
+        DEBUG_INFO y
+        RELAY y
+        DEBUG_FS y
+      '';
     dontStrip = true;
     kernelPatches =
       [ kernelPatches.fbcondecor_2_6_31