diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ac385b6c6..f596da82e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ linux (3.4.3-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Arnaud Patard ]
   * [armel] disable FIPS, VGA_ARB, FTRACE on iop32x and ixp4xx to reduce
   kernel size.
+  * [armel] disable virtio modules on all platforms except versatile
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:45:03 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/config/armel/config b/debian/config/armel/config
index 3cf7e9ee3..352f259bd 100644
--- a/debian/config/armel/config
+++ b/debian/config/armel/config
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ CONFIG_YAM=m
 #. Causes lockups on ARM (see #588164)
 # CONFIG_PARPORT_PC is not set
 
+##
+## file: drivers/pci/Kconfig
+# CONFIG_PCI_IOV is not set
+
 ##
 ## file: drivers/scsi/Kconfig
 ##
@@ -114,3 +118,9 @@ CONFIG_KERNEL_LZMA=y
 ##
 # CONFIG_SECURITY_TOMOYO is not set
 
+##
+## file: drivers/virtio/Kconfig
+##
+# CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI is not set
+# CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON is not set
+
diff --git a/debian/config/armel/config.versatile b/debian/config/armel/config.versatile
index aba3754e5..4779546ee 100644
--- a/debian/config/armel/config.versatile
+++ b/debian/config/armel/config.versatile
@@ -339,6 +339,10 @@ CONFIG_BROADCOM_PHY=m
 CONFIG_ICPLUS_PHY=m
 # CONFIG_MDIO_BITBANG is not set
 
+##
+## file: drivers/pci/Kconfig
+CONFIG_PCI_IOV=y
+
 ##
 ## file: drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig
 ##
@@ -455,6 +459,12 @@ CONFIG_FONT_8x16=y
 ##
 CONFIG_DISPLAY_SUPPORT=m
 
+##
+## file: drivers/virtio/Kconfig
+##
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI=y
+CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON=y
+
 ##
 ## file: kernel/Kconfig.preempt
 ##