diff --git a/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC b/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC
index c3aefe6f81f..718b983e00a 100644
--- a/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ makeoptions	WITHOUT_MODULES="usb otusfw mwlfw ispfw mwlfw ralfw rtwnfw"
 
 options 	SCHED_ULE		# ULE scheduler
 options 	PREEMPTION		# Enable kernel thread preemption
-options 	VIMAGE			# Subsystem virtualization, e.g. VNET
+# options 	VIMAGE			# Subsystem virtualization, e.g. VNET
 options 	INET			# InterNETworking
 options 	INET6			# IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	TCP_HHOOK		# hhook(9) framework for TCP