diff --git a/changelog/changes/2023-05-22-virtio-gpu.md b/changelog/changes/2023-05-22-virtio-gpu.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d49b89abfb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/changes/2023-05-22-virtio-gpu.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Enabled the virtio GPU driver ([scripts#830](https://github.com/flatcar/scripts/pull/830))
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/amd64_defconfig-6.1 b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/amd64_defconfig-6.1
index 989faa3a575..d8f3f1f2a7f 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/amd64_defconfig-6.1
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/amd64_defconfig-6.1
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA256_SSSE3=m
 CONFIG_DCDBAS=m
 CONFIG_DEBUG_BOOT_PARAMS=y
 CONFIG_DELL_RBU=m
+CONFIG_DRM=m
+CONFIG_DRM_VIRTIO_GPU=m
 CONFIG_EDAC_AMD64=m
 CONFIG_EDAC_DECODE_MCE=m
 CONFIG_EDAC_E752X=m
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/arm64_defconfig-6.1 b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/arm64_defconfig-6.1
index 8aee06a05a6..d4dec00db29 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/arm64_defconfig-6.1
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/arm64_defconfig-6.1
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA1_ARM64_CE=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_SHA2_ARM64_CE=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_PREEMPT is not set
 CONFIG_DM_DEBUG=y
+CONFIG_DRM=m
+CONFIG_DRM_VIRTIO_GPU=m
 CONFIG_FB_ARMCLCD=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_PL061=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_XGENE=y