diff --git a/meta-emenlow/packages/linux/linux-2.6.33.2/defconfig b/meta-emenlow/packages/linux/linux-2.6.33.2/defconfig
index 7aa76d9177..946f6c8bb2 100644
--- a/meta-emenlow/packages/linux/linux-2.6.33.2/defconfig
+++ b/meta-emenlow/packages/linux/linux-2.6.33.2/defconfig
@@ -53,3 +53,12 @@ CONFIG_FB_CFB_COPYAREA=y
 CONFIG_FB_CFB_IMAGEBLIT=y
 CONFIG_FB_CFB_FILLRECT=y
 CONFIG_VIDEO_FB_IVTV=y
+
+# Needed for booting (and using) USB memory sticks
+CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
+CONFIG_RD_GZIP=y
+CONFIG_NLS_CODEPAGE_437=y
+CONFIG_NLS_ISO8859_1=y