diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a7a5679d4..128095816 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.28-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     SYSCTL_SYSCALL_CHECK, BOOT_TRACER.
   * [x86] set MOUSE_BCM5974, X86_RESERVE_LOW_64K, OPROFILE_IBS,
     MICROCODE_INTEL, MICROCODE_AMD, X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP, MTRR_SANITIZER,
-    CRYPTO_CRC32C_INTEL.
+    CRYPTO_CRC32C_INTEL, STRICT_DEVMEM.
   * [x86_64] set AMD_IOMMU, DMAR, DMAR_GFX_WA, DMAR_FLOPPY_WA, INTR_REMAP.
   * [x86_32] set TOUCHSCREEN_HTCPEN, MOUSE_PS2_OLPC.
   * Add stable releases 2.6.28.1-5.
diff --git a/debian/config/amd64/config b/debian/config/amd64/config
index 2134e51c5..f0fbae9b7 100644
--- a/debian/config/amd64/config
+++ b/debian/config/amd64/config
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ CONFIG_IA32_AOUT=y
 ## file: arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
 ##
 # CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM is not set
-# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
+CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=y
 CONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE is not set
diff --git a/debian/config/i386/config b/debian/config/i386/config
index 8fc9fd5ea..1366b1980 100644
--- a/debian/config/i386/config
+++ b/debian/config/i386/config
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ CONFIG_SCx200HR_TIMER=m
 ## file: arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
 ##
 # CONFIG_NONPROMISC_DEVMEM is not set
-# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
+CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=y
 CONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE is not set