diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/base.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/base.conf
index 0cc902cee..f4b5fb069 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/base.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/base.conf
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ CONFIG_FUTEX=y
 CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_MSI_IRQ_DOMAIN=y
 CONFIG_GENERIC_MSI_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y
 CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS=y
@@ -48,3 +49,11 @@ CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE=y
 # Disable for now, as it upsets the entropy test, and we need to improve those: FIXME: see:
 # https://github.com/kata-containers/tests/issues/1543
 # RANDOM_TRUST_CPU=y
+
+# CONFIG_CGROUP_PERF needs
+CONFIG_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS=y
+CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
+
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP needs
+CONFIG_BLOCK=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV=y