diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
index 404fb9abf113..a246930564b3 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ options 	INET			#InterNETworking
 options 	INET6			#IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	FFS			#Berkeley Fast Filesystem
 options 	FFS_ROOT		#FFS usable as root device [keep this!]
+options 	SOFTUPDATES		#Enable FFS soft updates support
 options 	MFS			#Memory Filesystem
 options 	MD_ROOT			#MD is a potential root device
 options 	NFS			#Network Filesystem
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
index 404fb9abf113..a246930564b3 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ options 	INET			#InterNETworking
 options 	INET6			#IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	FFS			#Berkeley Fast Filesystem
 options 	FFS_ROOT		#FFS usable as root device [keep this!]
+options 	SOFTUPDATES		#Enable FFS soft updates support
 options 	MFS			#Memory Filesystem
 options 	MD_ROOT			#MD is a potential root device
 options 	NFS			#Network Filesystem