diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.0.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.0.nix
index 0f269a630e9..4495e8177f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.0.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.0.nix
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ let
       CRASH_DUMP n
       DMAR? n # experimental
       DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS y # we use udev
+      FHANDLE y # used by systemd
       FUSION y # Fusion MPT device support
       IDE_GD_ATAPI y # ATAPI floppy support
       IRDA_ULTRA y # Ultra (connectionless) protocol
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
index dc088d29e11..24609d59132 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ let
       CRASH_DUMP n
       DMAR? n # experimental
       DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS y # we use udev
+      FHANDLE y # used by systemd
       FUSION y # Fusion MPT device support
       IDE_GD_ATAPI y # ATAPI floppy support
       IRDA_ULTRA y # Ultra (connectionless) protocol
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
index 0f2caeac4f7..aef013bf50a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ let
       DMAR? n # experimental
       DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS y # we use udev
       EFI_STUB y # EFI bootloader in the bzImage itself
+      FHANDLE y # used by systemd
       FUSION y # Fusion MPT device support
       IDE_GD_ATAPI y # ATAPI floppy support
       IRDA_ULTRA y # Ultra (connectionless) protocol
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.7.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.7.nix
index a522c90a10f..ac49774b818 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.7.nix
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ let
       DMAR? n # experimental
       DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS? y # we use udev
       EFI_STUB y # EFI bootloader in the bzImage itself
+      FHANDLE y # used by systemd
       FUSION y # Fusion MPT device support
       IDE_GD_ATAPI y # ATAPI floppy support
       IRDA_ULTRA y # Ultra (connectionless) protocol
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.8.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.8.nix
index 174c7553eea..361d1f83a5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.8.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.8.nix
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ let
       DMAR? n # experimental
       DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS? y # we use udev
       EFI_STUB y # EFI bootloader in the bzImage itself
+      FHANDLE y # used by systemd
       FUSION y # Fusion MPT device support
       IDE_GD_ATAPI y # ATAPI floppy support
       IRDA_ULTRA y # Ultra (connectionless) protocol
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.9.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.9.nix
index 1f0e60ee0d7..6340e71bf8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.9.nix
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ let
       DMAR? n # experimental
       DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS? y # we use udev
       EFI_STUB y # EFI bootloader in the bzImage itself
+      FHANDLE y # used by systemd
       FUSION y # Fusion MPT device support
       IDE_GD_ATAPI y # ATAPI floppy support
       IRDA_ULTRA y # Ultra (connectionless) protocol