diff --git a/meta-balena-common/classes/kernel-balena.bbclass b/meta-balena-common/classes/kernel-balena.bbclass
index 3da2b116d3..1a84195188 100644
--- a/meta-balena-common/classes/kernel-balena.bbclass
+++ b/meta-balena-common/classes/kernel-balena.bbclass
@@ -386,12 +386,24 @@ BALENA_CONFIGS[compress-kmodules] ?= " \
     CONFIG_MODULE_COMPRESS_GZIP=y \
     "
 
+# 
+# PULSAR (https://pulsar.sh/docs/faq/kernel-requirements)
+#
+CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=y
+CONFIG_SECURITY=y
+CONFIG_SECURITYFS=y
+CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK=y
+CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER=y
+CONFIG_FTRACE_SYSCALLS=y
+CONFIG_BPF_LSM=y
+
 #
 # Do not include debugging info in kernel and modules
 #
-BALENA_CONFIGS[no-debug-info] ?= " \
-    CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=n \
-    "
+# BALENA_CONFIGS[no-debug-info] ?= " \
+#    CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=n \1
+# "
 
 #
 # Support for touchscreens using generic multitouch driver