diff --git a/configs/OpenROV_debian_stable_armhf.conf b/configs/OpenROV_debian_stable_armhf.conf
index f5552d24ad3d2b67faad0605f8a7ccece875e3f7..5a5bb4a2b77ca175a56dbe62d4528039e415e36b 100644
--- a/configs/OpenROV_debian_stable_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/OpenROV_debian_stable_armhf.conf
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ third_party_modules="enable"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-3.8.13-bone60"
+include_firmware="enable"
 #
 repo_external="enable"
 repo_external_arch="armhf"
diff --git a/configs/bb.org-console-debian-stable.conf b/configs/bb.org-console-debian-stable.conf
index 214a20d32bb20e0240e298ca283a9f7e046ea5d9..806bc87b4c0a84730a5c350d1beb9f8de8e5da3b 100644
--- a/configs/bb.org-console-debian-stable.conf
+++ b/configs/bb.org-console-debian-stable.conf
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ third_party_modules="enable"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-3.8.13-bone60"
+include_firmware="enable"
 #
 repo_external="enable"
 repo_external_arch="armhf"
diff --git a/configs/bb.org-console-debian-testing.conf b/configs/bb.org-console-debian-testing.conf
index 5086feb89c3ca687faf66cd27c48b17b68f0498e..11e0c828e175ff4558cb9d802cc8daf6321d51f8 100644
--- a/configs/bb.org-console-debian-testing.conf
+++ b/configs/bb.org-console-debian-testing.conf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ third_party_modules="enable"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-3.8.13-bone60"
+include_firmware="enable"
 #
 #repo_external="enable"
 #repo_external_arch="armhf"
diff --git a/configs/bb.org-debian-stable.conf b/configs/bb.org-debian-stable.conf
index e8783b3c59710470083dfd36103d6678bd59ec7b..d77d1e732826b42dd316729d60604cb8d2174020 100644
--- a/configs/bb.org-debian-stable.conf
+++ b/configs/bb.org-debian-stable.conf
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ third_party_modules="enable"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-3.8.13-bone60"
+include_firmware="enable"
 #
 repo_external="enable"
 repo_external_arch="armhf"
diff --git a/configs/bb.org-debian-testing.conf b/configs/bb.org-debian-testing.conf
index 8d6e071aaf780f19ad832d8200cadc2a2968b6c7..5b5ff427434dee7db57113a07c111f8c4d876ca6 100644
--- a/configs/bb.org-debian-testing.conf
+++ b/configs/bb.org-debian-testing.conf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ third_party_modules="enable"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-3.8.13-bone60"
+include_firmware="enable"
 #
 #repo_external="enable"
 #repo_external_arch="armhf"
diff --git a/configs/eewiki_minfs_debian_stable_armel.conf b/configs/eewiki_minfs_debian_stable_armel.conf
index 86c819682b9b4312279b8dfebf7b9697cc582a95..00acc1c4e31da027546d394e5a646290165cda2c 100644
--- a/configs/eewiki_minfs_debian_stable_armel.conf
+++ b/configs/eewiki_minfs_debian_stable_armel.conf
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ rfs_hostname="arm"
 rfs_startup_scripts="enable"
 rfs_opt_scripts="https://github.com/RobertCNelson/boot-scripts"
 rfs_default_locale="en_US.UTF-8"
+include_firmware="enable"
 ##
 #chroot_very_small_image=""
 chroot_tarball="enable"
diff --git a/configs/eewiki_minfs_debian_stable_armhf.conf b/configs/eewiki_minfs_debian_stable_armhf.conf
index e14fbb36105851b5a7c2f95cf71e04542308ea0d..dd3cb3b46dea8d816d8a4d0e7ebc9b1719a2e0fc 100644
--- a/configs/eewiki_minfs_debian_stable_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/eewiki_minfs_debian_stable_armhf.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ rfs_default_locale="en_US.UTF-8"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list=""
+include_firmware="enable"
 ##
 #chroot_very_small_image=""
 chroot_tarball="enable"
diff --git a/configs/eewiki_minfs_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf b/configs/eewiki_minfs_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf
index 6d788c0dffa55fc991a2e5e3d4986673fef716db..85dc4794e9969c85aa9ccf808652540d4eaab2a3 100644
--- a/configs/eewiki_minfs_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/eewiki_minfs_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ rfs_default_locale="en_US.UTF-8"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list=""
+include_firmware="enable"
 ##
 #chroot_very_small_image=""
 chroot_tarball="enable"
diff --git a/configs/machinekit-debian-stable.conf b/configs/machinekit-debian-stable.conf
index 45db4018eb4263706d4519efd40636d2250b70ea..1f135b8ec3dc7dfbfcf0cf09c69573dec6eba868 100644
--- a/configs/machinekit-debian-stable.conf
+++ b/configs/machinekit-debian-stable.conf
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ rfs_default_desktop="LXDE"
 rfs_default_locale="en_US.UTF-8"
 ##
 rfs_kernel="http://www.machinekit.net/deb/wheezy-armhf/v3.8.13xenomai-bone53/"
+include_firmware="enable"
 repo_external="enable"
 repo_external_arch="armhf"
 repo_external_server="http://debian.beagleboard.org/packages"
diff --git a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_stable_armhf.conf b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_stable_armhf.conf
index f5a7642263c760e33b076b0ada064f1cee1ba67e..c233326c5a45d9864e658b14c31f888b9c0aedcd 100644
--- a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_stable_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_stable_armhf.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ rfs_default_locale="en_US.UTF-8"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-3.15.4-armv7-lpae-x5 linux-image-3.15.4-armv7-x4 linux-image-3.8.13-bone60"
+include_firmware="enable"
 #
 chroot_COPY_SETUP_SDCARD="enable"
 chroot_tarball="enable"
diff --git a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_testing_armhf.conf b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_testing_armhf.conf
index decbaa9d945eb1254ad3cfb91bac17733d0e97ce..6a216fff83fcf2af239bfdddca6c83dabf266f0e 100644
--- a/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_testing_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/rcn-ee_console_debian_testing_armhf.conf
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ rfs_default_locale="en_US.UTF-8"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-3.15.4-armv7-lpae-x5 linux-image-3.15.4-armv7-x4 linux-image-3.8.13-bone60"
+include_firmware="enable"
 #
 chroot_COPY_SETUP_SDCARD="enable"
 chroot_tarball="enable"
diff --git a/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf b/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf
index 585e1ecf6d8a9e5ae93f0a3151b1f410406f9857..23dfbf7435e20d9300038f6c0216db4b9b70ce2c 100644
--- a/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_stable_armhf.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ rfs_default_locale="en_US.UTF-8"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-3.15.4-armv7-lpae-x5 linux-image-3.15.4-armv7-x4 linux-image-3.8.13-bone60"
+include_firmware="enable"
 #
 chroot_COPY_SETUP_SDCARD="enable"
 chroot_tarball="enable"
diff --git a/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_testing_armhf.conf b/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_testing_armhf.conf
index 466d94120ba4ae82a7cf42a5683448db8d70d6b1..b83eee43cc30ee2b98eba4681ca1931596ca6f01 100644
--- a/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_testing_armhf.conf
+++ b/configs/rcn-ee_console_ubuntu_testing_armhf.conf
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ rfs_default_locale="en_US.UTF-8"
 ##enable kernel repo: http://repos.rcn-ee.net/(debian|ubuntu)
 repo_rcnee="enable"
 repo_rcnee_pkg_list="linux-image-3.15.4-armv7-lpae-x5 linux-image-3.15.4-armv7-x4 linux-image-3.8.13-bone60"
+include_firmware="enable"
 #
 chroot_COPY_SETUP_SDCARD="enable"
 chroot_tarball="enable"