diff --git a/src/journal/journald.conf b/src/journal/journald.conf
index 94d5c678aa0..2f1c6611539 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald.conf
+++ b/src/journal/journald.conf
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@
 #MaxLevelConsole=info
 #MaxLevelWall=emerg
 #LineMax=48K
+#ReadKMsg=yes