diff --git a/configuration/hardware-specific/linode/hardware-configuration.nix b/configuration/hardware-specific/linode/hardware-configuration.nix
index 2a33a67..c1776d5 100644
--- a/configuration/hardware-specific/linode/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration/hardware-specific/linode/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     [ (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix")
     ];
 
-  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "virtio_pci" "ahci" "sd_mod" ];
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "virtio_pci" "virtio_scsi" "ahci" "sd_mod" ];
   boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
   boot.kernelModules = [ ];
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
@@ -27,5 +27,13 @@
     [ { device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/45c8ad29-3861-4e68-a566-47e6d9269dca"; }
     ];
 
-  nix.maxJobs = lib.mkDefault 2;
+  # Enables DHCP on each ethernet and wireless interface. In case of scripted networking
+  # (the default) this is the recommended approach. When using systemd-networkd it's
+  # still possible to use this option, but it's recommended to use it in conjunction
+  # with explicit per-interface declarations with `networking.interfaces.<interface>.useDHCP`.
+  networking.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  # networking.interfaces.eth0.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
+  hardware.cpu.amd.updateMicrocode = lib.mkDefault config.hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware;
 }