diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/grsecurity-nixos-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/grsecurity-nixos-config.nix
index 64722635f41..895c0ec42ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/grsecurity-nixos-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/grsecurity-nixos-config.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ PAX_PT_PAX_FLAGS y
 PAX_XATTR_PAX_FLAGS y
 PAX_EI_PAX n
 
+PAX_INITIFY y
+# initify is a fairly recent feature, enable verbose mode to aid in debugging
+PAX_INITIFY_VERBOSE y
+
 # The bts instrumentation method is compatible with binary only modules.
 #
 # Note: if platform supports SMEP, we could do without this