diff --git a/devices/gl-ar750/default.nix b/devices/gl-ar750/default.nix
index 4ba8654c..5ee201b6 100644
--- a/devices/gl-ar750/default.nix
+++ b/devices/gl-ar750/default.nix
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@
           # at boot time unless we disable trying to call it
           "FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER" = "n";
 
-          "MODULE_SIG" = "y";
-
           "PARTITION_ADVANCED" = "y";
           "PRINTK_TIME" = "y";
           "SQUASHFS" = "y";
diff --git a/devices/gl-mt300a/default.nix b/devices/gl-mt300a/default.nix
index 5c8a1378..7c368e6e 100644
--- a/devices/gl-mt300a/default.nix
+++ b/devices/gl-mt300a/default.nix
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
           # at boot time unless we disable trying to call it
           "FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER" = "n";
 
-          "MODULE_SIG" = "y";
 
           "PARTITION_ADVANCED" = "y";
           "PRINTK_TIME" = "y";
diff --git a/devices/gl-mt300n-v2/default.nix b/devices/gl-mt300n-v2/default.nix
index 52718c4f..0d68eae6 100644
--- a/devices/gl-mt300n-v2/default.nix
+++ b/devices/gl-mt300n-v2/default.nix
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@
           # at boot time unless we disable trying to call it
           "FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER" = "n";
 
-          "MODULE_SIG" = "y";
-
           "PARTITION_ADVANCED" = "y";
           "PRINTK_TIME" = "y";
           "SQUASHFS" = "y";
diff --git a/modules/base.nix b/modules/base.nix
index 9ef13a47..b2587d78 100644
--- a/modules/base.nix
+++ b/modules/base.nix
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ in {
         PROC_FS = "y";
 
         MODULES = "y";
+        MODULE_SIG = "y";
+        DEBUG_FS = "y";
 
         # basic networking protocols
         NET = "y";