diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 0408659f19c6..4a6d742f6057 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -435,6 +435,13 @@ let
       ATH10K_DFS_CERTIFIED = option yes;
       B43_PHY_HT = option yes;
       BCMA_HOST_PCI = option yes;
+
+      # Enable "untested" hardware support for RTL8xxxU.
+      # There's a bunch of those still floating around,
+      # and given how old the hardware is, we're unlikely
+      # to kill any, so let's enable all known device IDs.
+      RTL8XXXU_UNTESTED = option yes;
+
       RTW88 = module;
       RTW88_8822BE = lib.mkMerge [
         (whenOlder "5.8" yes)