diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2b5288760..28e18157d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ linux (3.18-1~exp1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * [x86] edac: Enable EDAC_IE31200 as module
   * [x86] drivers/crypto: Enable CRYPTO_DEV_QAT_DH895xCC as module
   * [x86] comedi: Enable COMEDI_NI_USB6501 as module
+  * [armel] Change configuration to reduce kernel image size (fixes FTBFS)
+    - [/kirkwood] netlink: Disable NETLINK_MMAP
+    - [/kirkwood] cgroups: Disable MEMCG
+    - [/kirkwood] Disable CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
+    - [/orion5x] mm: Disable COMPACTION, MIGRATION
+    - [/orion5x] block: Disable BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY
+    - [/orion5x] SCSI: Disable SCSI_UFSHCD
+    - [/orion5x] target: Disable TCM_IBLOCK
+    - [/orion5x] Disable DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>  Tue, 09 Dec 2014 02:08:47 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/config/armel/config-reduced b/debian/config/armel/config-reduced
index 2b64af876..3002f4d6a 100644
--- a/debian/config/armel/config-reduced
+++ b/debian/config/armel/config-reduced
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 ##
 # CONFIG_KPROBES is not set
 
+##
+## file: block/Kconfig
+##
+#. Saves about 4K
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY is not set
+
 ##
 ## file: block/Kconfig.iosched
 ##
@@ -18,6 +24,18 @@ CONFIG_IOSCHED_DEADLINE=m
 ##
 # CONFIG_VGA_ARB is not set
 
+##
+## file: drivers/scsi/ufs/Kconfig
+##
+#. Selects PM_DEVFREQ, which will add some built-in code
+# CONFIG_SCSI_UFSHCD is not set
+
+##
+## file: drivers/target/Kconfig
+##
+#. Selects BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY, which will add some built-in code
+# CONFIG_TCM_IBLOCK is not set
+
 ##
 ## file: init/Kconfig
 ##
@@ -47,10 +65,14 @@ CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 ## file: lib/Kconfig.debug
 ##
 # CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG is not set
+#. This really sucks, but saves about 2%
+# CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE is not set
 
 ##
 ## file: mm/Kconfig
 ##
+#. Saves about 7K
+# CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
 # CONFIG_KSM is not set
 # CONFIG_FRONTSWAP is not set
 # CONFIG_ZSMALLOC is not set
diff --git a/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood b/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood
index 37c4dc125..714413474 100644
--- a/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood
+++ b/debian/config/armel/config.kirkwood
@@ -605,6 +605,10 @@ CONFIG_UBIFS_FS=y
 ##
 ## file: init/Kconfig
 ##
+#. Saves about 7K
+# CONFIG_MEMCG is not set
+#. Saves about 3K
+# CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE is not set
 CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE=y
 
 ##
@@ -647,6 +651,11 @@ CONFIG_ROSE=m
 ##
 CONFIG_IPV6=m
 
+##
+## file: net/netlink/Kconfig
+##
+# CONFIG_NETLINK_MMAP is not set
+
 ##
 ## file: sound/soc/Kconfig
 ##