diff --git a/elks/arch/i86/defconfig b/elks/arch/i86/defconfig
index 6790dd28a..d59852638 100644
--- a/elks/arch/i86/defconfig
+++ b/elks/arch/i86/defconfig
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y
 #
 # Additional block devices
 #
-# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_RAMDISK_SEGMENT=0
 CONFIG_RAMDISK_SECTORS=128
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SSD_NONE=y
diff --git a/ibmpc-1440.config b/ibmpc-1440.config
index 19c15c517..07763f2da 100644
--- a/ibmpc-1440.config
+++ b/ibmpc-1440.config
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ CONFIG_TRACK_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BHD=y
 CONFIG_IDE_PROBE=y
 CONFIG_ASYNCIO=y
-# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM is not set
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SSD_NONE=y
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SSD_TEST is not set
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SSD_SD8018X is not set