diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index f591910f560b..62f0414987a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@ let
 
       LIRC = mkMerge [ (whenOlder "4.16" module) (whenAtLeast "4.17" yes) ];
 
+      SCHED_CORE = whenAtLeast "5.14" yes;
+
     } // optionalAttrs (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux" || stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "aarch64-linux") {
       # Enable CPU/memory hotplug support
       # Allows you to dynamically add & remove CPUs/memory to a VM client running NixOS without requiring a reboot