diff --git a/targets/generic b/targets/generic
index 7e2f59a1..cdd2c976 100644
--- a/targets/generic
+++ b/targets/generic
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ end
 
 config('GLUON_MINIFY', istrue(env.GLUON_MINIFY))
 
+try_config('TESTING_KERNEL', true)
+
 packages {
 	'-kmod-ipt-offload',
 	'-odhcpd-ipv6only',