diff --git a/pkgs/additional/linux-postmarketos/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/linux-postmarketos/default.nix
index 20a08b66..94c5bce0 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/linux-postmarketos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/linux-postmarketos/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , features ? null
 , kernelPatches ? null
 , randstructSeed ? ""
+, withModemPower ? false
 }:
 
 # keep in sync with linux-megous
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ let
     #
     CONFIG_SECURITY_LANDLOCK=y
     CONFIG_LSM="landlock,lockdown,yama,loadpin,safesetid,selinux,smack,tomoyo,apparmor,bpf";
+  '' + lib.optionalString withModemPower ''
+    CONFIG_MODEM_POWER=y
   '';
 
 in linuxManualConfig {
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ in linuxManualConfig {
   # this forces me to include the Kconfig inline, instead of fetching it the way i do all the other pmOS kernel stuff.
   config = parseKconfig KconfigStr;
 
+  # these likely aren't *all* required for pinephone: pmOS kernel is shared by many devices
   kernelPatches = [
     (pmPatch {
       name = "0001-dts-add-dontbeevil-pinephone-devkit";
@@ -99,10 +103,12 @@ in linuxManualConfig {
       name = "0004-dts-pinetab-make-audio-routing-consistent-with-pinep";
       hash = "sha256-0R69silFsQkkgNIcSo4iKjhFzXTGQLma6fZSwAwSj3s=";
     })
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (!withModemPower) [
     (pmPatch {
       name = "0005-dts-pinephone-drop-modem-power-node";
       hash = "sha256-59PdMo3hTfSh12pTIG/VzTSrsDQdK18nh+oCtnxvo50=";
     })
+  ] ++ [
     (pmPatch {
       name = "0006-drm-panel-simple-Add-Hannstar-TQTM070CB501";
       hash = "sha256-KysfuhXwpSBUgdD2xd1IqbFdNz0GiGtFbP1xD5BeBPI=";