diff --git a/hosts/nixdesk/default.nix b/hosts/nixdesk/default.nix
index c4786d1..7fc15cd 100644
--- a/hosts/nixdesk/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixdesk/default.nix
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@
 
   networking.interfaces.eno1.wakeOnLan.enable = true;
 
+  programs.sysdig.enable = true;
+
   networking.hostName = "nixdesk";
   system.stateVersion = "23.11";
 }
diff --git a/hosts/nixdesk/hardware.nix b/hosts/nixdesk/hardware.nix
index 5fc24ea..e4e26ef 100644
--- a/hosts/nixdesk/hardware.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixdesk/hardware.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@
   hardware.i2c.enable = true;
 
   boot = {
-    kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+    kernelPatches = lib.singleton {
+      name = "ebpf-config";
+      patch = null;
+      structuredExtraConfig = with lib.kernel; {
+        BPF_KPROBE_OVERRIDE = yes;
+        FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION = yes;
+      };
+    };
+    # using lts for now
+    # kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
     initrd = {
       verbose = false;
       availableKernelModules = [