diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index df18c60130df..c15839f7dfed 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ with stdenv.lib;
   ''}
 
   ${optionalString (versionAtLeast version "4.12") ''
+    BFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED y
     IOSCHED_BFQ m
     MQ_IOSCHED_KYBER y
   ''}