diff --git a/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf b/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf
index d66566f..18902ef 100644
--- a/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf
+++ b/etc/sysctl.d/30_security-misc.conf
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ kernel.core_pattern=|/bin/false
 ## Restricts the kernel log to root only.
 kernel.dmesg_restrict=1
 
-## Prevent kernel info leaks in console during boot.
-## https://phabricator.whonix.org/T950
-kernel.printk = 3 3 3 3
-
 ## Don't allow writes to files that we don't own
 ## in world writable sticky directories, unless
 ## they are owned by the owner of the directory.
@@ -149,4 +145,3 @@ vm.unprivileged_userfaultfd=0
 ## - https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Performance_Tuning_Guide/s-memory-tunables.html
 ## - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swappiness
 vm.swappiness=1
-
diff --git a/etc/sysctl.d/30_silent-kernel-printk.conf b/etc/sysctl.d/30_silent-kernel-printk.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69db9a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/sysctl.d/30_silent-kernel-printk.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+## Copyright (C) 2019 - 2020 ENCRYPTED SUPPORT LP <adrelanos@riseup.net>
+## See the file COPYING for copying conditions.
+
+## Prevent kernel info leaks in console during boot.
+## https://phabricator.whonix.org/T950
+kernel.printk = 3 3 3 3