diff --git a/sysctl.d/50-default.conf b/sysctl.d/50-default.conf
index 8d202a63e7..46bae210c7 100644
--- a/sysctl.d/50-default.conf
+++ b/sysctl.d/50-default.conf
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 # See sysctl.d(5) and core(5) for for details.
 
+# System Request functionality of the kernel (SYNC)
+kernel.sysrq = 16
+
 # Append the PID to the core filename
 kernel.core_uses_pid = 1