diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index a4b2c221b81..7a6ba94eb9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -141,8 +141,10 @@ with stdenv.lib;
   # ACLs for all filesystems that support them.
   EXT2_FS_XATTR y
   EXT2_FS_POSIX_ACL y
-  EXT2_FS_SECURITY y # Ext2 Security Labels
+  EXT2_FS_SECURITY y
   EXT2_FS_XIP y # Ext2 execute in place support
+  EXT3_FS_POSIX_ACL y
+  EXT3_FS_SECURITY y
   EXT4_FS_POSIX_ACL y
   EXT4_FS_SECURITY y
   REISERFS_FS_XATTR? y