diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.10.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.10.nix
index 5e991d750ac..8c48a5b6c84 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.10.nix
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ let
       # Easier debug of NFS issues
       SUNRPC_DEBUG y
 
+      # Our initrd init uses shebang scripts, so can't be modular
+      BINFMT_SCRIPT y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';