diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/virt.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/virt.mk
index a408ac9b14..4a879f240e 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/virt.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/virt.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ define KernelPackage/kvm-x86
   KCONFIG:=\
 	  CONFIG_KVM \
 	  CONFIG_KVM_MMU_AUDIT=n \
+	  CONFIG_KVM_SMM=y@ge6.6 \
 	  CONFIG_VIRTUALIZATION=y
   FILES:= $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/$(LINUX_KARCH)/kvm/kvm.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,kvm.ko)