diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 41b58bb4e..e991548c7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ linux-2.6 (2.6.26~rc1-1~experimental.1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - cache align memset and memzero
     - Feroceon: speed up flushing of the entire cache
     - support for 5281 D0 stepping
+  * [arm/orion5x] Enable NETCONSOLE.
 
  -- maximilian attems <maks@debian.org>  Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:11:17 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/config/arm/config.orion5x b/debian/config/arm/config.orion5x
index fee1112c6..6dbd355db 100644
--- a/debian/config/arm/config.orion5x
+++ b/debian/config/arm/config.orion5x
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ CONFIG_MV643XX_ETH=m
 # CONFIG_QLA3XXX is not set
 # CONFIG_ATL1 is not set
 # CONFIG_NETDEV_10000 is not set
+CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=m
 
 ##
 ## file: drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig