diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/coreos/minikube/linux_defconfig b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/coreos/minikube/linux_defconfig
index ebf694f191..40c43c77ce 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/coreos/minikube/linux_defconfig
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/board/coreos/minikube/linux_defconfig
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_SHARE_IRQ=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DETECT_IRQ=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_RSA=y
 CONFIG_HW_RANDOM=y
+CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_VIRTIO=y
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_INTEL is not set
 # CONFIG_HW_RANDOM_AMD is not set
 CONFIG_NVRAM=y