diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 3788f1c1..a9b4c825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ jobs:
             apt -y install git crossbuild-essential-arm64 make flex bison bc \
                 libdw-dev libelf-dev libssl-dev libssl-dev:arm64 dpkg-dev \
                 debhelper-compat kmod python3 rsync coreutils
-            scripts/build-linux-deb.sh kernel-configs/systemd-boot.config
+            scripts/build-linux-deb.sh \
+                kernel-configs/qcom-imsdk.config \
+                kernel-configs/systemd-boot.config
 
       - name: Stage artifacts for upload
         run: |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fd987081..468521a9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ To build flashable assets for all supported boards, follow these steps:
 
 1. (optional) build a local Linux kernel deb from mainline with a recommended config fragment
     ```bash
-    scripts/build-linux-deb.sh kernel-configs/systemd-boot.config
+    scripts/build-linux-deb.sh kernel-configs/qcom-imsdk.config kernel-configs/systemd-boot.config
     ```
 
 1. build tarballs of the root filesystem and DTBs
diff --git a/kernel-configs/qcom-imsdk.config b/kernel-configs/qcom-imsdk.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25631a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel-configs/qcom-imsdk.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# many GStreamer plugins in the Qualcomm IMSDK use DMABUF userspace heaps
+CONFIG_DMABUF_HEAPS=y
+CONFIG_DMABUF_HEAPS_SYSTEM=y
+CONFIG_DMABUF_HEAPS_CMA=y
diff --git a/kernel-configs/systemd-boot.config b/kernel-configs/systemd-boot.config
index de24cef9..fae66a1a 100644
--- a/kernel-configs/systemd-boot.config
+++ b/kernel-configs/systemd-boot.config
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-
 # systemd-boot won't implement support for compressed images (zImage); see
 # https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/23788
 CONFIG_EFI_ZBOOT=y