diff --git a/exosphere/src/bootconfig.c b/exosphere/src/bootconfig.c
index 392b16b88..599503e83 100644
--- a/exosphere/src/bootconfig.c
+++ b/exosphere/src/bootconfig.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ uint64_t bootconfig_get_memory_arrangement(void) {
     }
 }
 
-uint64_t bootconfig_get_kernel_memory_configuration(void) {
+uint64_t bootconfig_get_kernel_configuration(void) {
     if (bootconfig_is_debug_mode()) {
         uint64_t high_val = 0;
         if (fuse_get_dram_id() == 4) {
diff --git a/exosphere/src/bootconfig.h b/exosphere/src/bootconfig.h
index 319a8f9a1..beabc2045 100644
--- a/exosphere/src/bootconfig.h
+++ b/exosphere/src/bootconfig.h
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include "memory_map.h"
 
+/* This is kind of ConfigItem, but it's stored in BootConfig, so... */
+typedef enum {
+    KERNELCONFIGFLAG_INITIALIZE_MEMORY_TO_PATTERN   = (1 << 0),
+    KERNELCONFIGFLAG_ENABLE_USER_EXCEPTION_HANDLERS = (1 << 1),
+    KERNELCONFIGFLAG_ENABLE_USER_PMU_ACCESS         = (1 << 2),
+    KERNELCONFIGFLAG_CALL_SMC_PANIC_ON_KERNEL_ERROR = (1 << 8),
+} KernelConfigFlag;
+
 /* This provides management for Switch BootConfig. */
 
 #define LOADED_BOOTCONFIG (get_loaded_bootconfig())
@@ -78,7 +86,7 @@ bool bootconfig_take_extabt_serror_to_el3(void);
 uint64_t bootconfig_get_value_for_sysctr0(void);
 
 uint64_t bootconfig_get_memory_arrangement(void);
-uint64_t bootconfig_get_kernel_memory_configuration(void);
+uint64_t bootconfig_get_kernel_configuration(void);
 
 bool bootconfig_is_recovery_boot(void);
 uint64_t bootconfig_get_boot_reason(void);
diff --git a/exosphere/src/configitem.c b/exosphere/src/configitem.c
index dc0a07d23..2e3c537ae 100644
--- a/exosphere/src/configitem.c
+++ b/exosphere/src/configitem.c
@@ -206,8 +206,13 @@ uint32_t configitem_get(bool privileged, ConfigItem item, uint64_t *p_outvalue)
                 *p_outvalue = (int)(bootconfig_is_debug_mode());
             }
             break;
-        case CONFIGITEM_KERNELMEMORYCONFIGURATION:
-            *p_outvalue = bootconfig_get_kernel_memory_configuration();
+        case CONFIGITEM_KERNELCONFIGURATION:
+            {
+                uint64_t config = bootconfig_get_kernel_configuration();
+                /* Always enable usermode exception handlers. */
+                config |= KERNELCONFIGFLAG_ENABLE_USER_EXCEPTION_HANDLERS;
+                *p_outvalue = config;
+            }
             break;
         case CONFIGITEM_BATTERYPROFILE:
             *p_outvalue = (int)g_battery_profile;
diff --git a/exosphere/src/configitem.h b/exosphere/src/configitem.h
index 46dbbd738..2f2ed5c3e 100644
--- a/exosphere/src/configitem.h
+++ b/exosphere/src/configitem.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef enum {
     CONFIGITEM_BOOTREASON = 9,
     CONFIGITEM_MEMORYARRANGE = 10,
     CONFIGITEM_ISDEBUGMODE = 11,
-    CONFIGITEM_KERNELMEMORYCONFIGURATION = 12,
+    CONFIGITEM_KERNELCONFIGURATION = 12,
     CONFIGITEM_BATTERYPROFILE = 13,
     CONFIGITEM_ISQUESTUNIT = 14,
     CONFIGITEM_NEWHARDWARETYPE_5X = 15,