diff --git a/config/linux-x230.config b/config/linux-x230.config
index dd5af0c15..69cb2915e 100644
--- a/config/linux-x230.config
+++ b/config/linux-x230.config
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=18
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
 CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="../../../blobs/dev.cpio"
-# CONFIG_RD_GZIP is not set
+CONFIG_RD_GZIP=y
 # CONFIG_RD_BZIP2 is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_LZMA is not set
 # CONFIG_RD_LZO is not set