diff --git a/mkosi/mkosi.conf b/mkosi/mkosi.conf
index d3c463fee8..a1b5ab7523 100644
--- a/mkosi/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi/mkosi.conf
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ ExtraTrees=
         %O/exitrd:/exitrd
 
 Initrds=%O/initrd
+KernelInitrdModules=default
 
 # Disable relabeling by default as it only matters for TEST-06-SELINUX, takes a non-trivial amount of time
 # and results in lots of errors when building images as a regular user.
@@ -85,9 +86,6 @@ KernelCommandLine=
         panic_on_warn=0
         psi=1
 
-KernelModulesInitrdExclude=.*
-KernelModulesInitrdInclude=default
-
 Packages=
         acl
         attr