diff --git a/gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/5.15-i686.conf b/gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/5.15-i686.conf
index 0f254cd2a5..5e20801f5e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/5.15-i686.conf
+++ b/gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/5.15-i686.conf
@@ -6602,7 +6602,7 @@ CONFIG_DRM_ANALOGIX_DP=m
 CONFIG_DRM_BOCHS=m
 CONFIG_DRM_CIRRUS_QEMU=m
 CONFIG_DRM_GM12U320=m
-CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM=m
+# CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM is unset
 CONFIG_TINYDRM_HX8357D=m
 CONFIG_TINYDRM_ILI9225=m
 CONFIG_TINYDRM_ILI9341=m
@@ -6731,7 +6731,7 @@ CONFIG_FB_MB862XX=m
 CONFIG_FB_MB862XX_PCI_GDC=y
 CONFIG_FB_MB862XX_I2C=y
 CONFIG_FB_HYPERV=m
-CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE=m
+CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_FB_SSD1307=m
 CONFIG_FB_SM712=m
 # end of Frame buffer Devices
diff --git a/gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/5.15-x86_64.conf b/gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/5.15-x86_64.conf
index 13588ecb0e..e93c0aa82c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/5.15-x86_64.conf
+++ b/gnu/packages/aux-files/linux-libre/5.15-x86_64.conf
@@ -6565,7 +6565,7 @@ CONFIG_DRM_ANALOGIX_DP=m
 CONFIG_DRM_BOCHS=m
 CONFIG_DRM_CIRRUS_QEMU=m
 CONFIG_DRM_GM12U320=m
-CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM=m
+# CONFIG_DRM_SIMPLEDRM is unset
 CONFIG_TINYDRM_HX8357D=m
 CONFIG_TINYDRM_ILI9225=m
 CONFIG_TINYDRM_ILI9341=m
@@ -6688,7 +6688,7 @@ CONFIG_FB_MB862XX=m
 CONFIG_FB_MB862XX_PCI_GDC=y
 CONFIG_FB_MB862XX_I2C=y
 CONFIG_FB_HYPERV=m
-CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE=m
+CONFIG_FB_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_FB_SSD1307=m
 CONFIG_FB_SM712=m
 # end of Frame buffer Devices
diff --git a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
index ed94c1de89..c78dd09205 100644
--- a/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ (define virtio-modules
     "dm-crypt" "xts" "serpent_generic" "wp512" ;for encrypted root partitions
     "nls_iso8859-1"                            ;for `mkfs.fat`, et.al
     ,@(if (string-match "^(x86_64|i[3-6]86)-" system)
-          '("framebuffer_coreboot" "simplefb" ;for display during early boot
+          '("framebuffer_coreboot"       ;for display during early (Core)boot
             "pata_acpi" "pata_atiixp"    ;for ATA controllers
             "isci")                      ;for SAS controllers like Intel C602
           '())