diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
index 40c75355c0c6..f8ccd4cba5bd 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
@@ -361,3 +361,7 @@ device		xenpci			# Xen HVM Hypervisor services driver
 
 # VMware support
 device		vmx			# VMware VMXNET3 Ethernet
+
+# Netmap provides direct access to TX/RX rings on supported NICs
+device		netmap			# netmap(4) support
+