diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC
index c17abd5000b3..114a194a4e0d 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC
@@ -230,3 +230,12 @@ device		snd_uaudio	# USB Audio
 options 	EVDEV_SUPPORT		# evdev support in legacy drivers
 device		evdev			# input event device support
 device		uinput			# install /dev/uinput cdev
+
+# VirtIO support
+device		virtio			# Generic VirtIO bus (required)
+device		virtio_pci		# VirtIO PCI device
+device		vtnet			# VirtIO Ethernet device
+device		virtio_blk		# VirtIO Block device
+device		virtio_scsi		# VirtIO SCSI device
+device		virtio_balloon		# VirtIO Memory Balloon device
+