diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.3.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.3.nix
index b3660afaabbb..01b00b499cb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.3.nix
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ let
       # Devtmpfs support.
       DEVTMPFS y
 
+      # Easier debug of NFS issues
+      SUNRPC_DEBUG y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
index 067f4be97dc0..aa568eb6d258 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.4.nix
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ let
       # Devtmpfs support.
       DEVTMPFS y
 
+      # Easier debug of NFS issues
+      SUNRPC_DEBUG y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.5.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.5.nix
index c5d694cfc5af..273697da6e3f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.5.nix
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@ let
       # Devtmpfs support.
       DEVTMPFS y
 
+      # Easier debug of NFS issues
+      SUNRPC_DEBUG y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.6.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.6.nix
index 3447c9968e3c..987f14f09215 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.6.nix
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ let
       MEDIA_CAMERA_SUPPORT? y
       MEDIA_RC_SUPPORT? y
 
+      # Easier debug of NFS issues
+      SUNRPC_DEBUG y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.7.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.7.nix
index 25e6f181defb..b5a28baca3ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.7.nix
@@ -239,6 +239,9 @@ let
       MEDIA_RC_SUPPORT? y
       MEDIA_USB_SUPPORT y
 
+      # Easier debug of NFS issues
+      SUNRPC_DEBUG y
+
       ${if kernelPlatform ? kernelExtraConfig then kernelPlatform.kernelExtraConfig else ""}
       ${extraConfig}
     '';