diff --git a/sys/arch/cesfic/conf/GENERIC b/sys/arch/cesfic/conf/GENERIC
index 950145c0099a..52843621170a 100644
--- a/sys/arch/cesfic/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/arch/cesfic/conf/GENERIC
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: GENERIC,v 1.3 2001/07/08 16:32:16 abs Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: GENERIC,v 1.4 2001/08/25 18:37:20 chs Exp $
 #
 # Generic kernel - one size fits all.
 #
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ options 	INET		# Internet protocols
 #options 	MAPPEDCOPY	# different copyin/copyout for large copies
 
 options 	COMPAT_M68K4K	# compat. with NetBSD/m68k4k binaries
+options 	COMPAT_AOUT_M68K # support for NetBSD a.out executables
 
 # Debugging options
 options 	DIAGNOSTIC	# Extra kernel sanity checks
diff --git a/sys/arch/cesfic/conf/files.cesfic b/sys/arch/cesfic/conf/files.cesfic
index 5ef165079160..010da2a55953 100644
--- a/sys/arch/cesfic/conf/files.cesfic
+++ b/sys/arch/cesfic/conf/files.cesfic
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: files.cesfic,v 1.1 2001/05/14 18:23:06 drochner Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: files.cesfic,v 1.2 2001/08/25 18:37:20 chs Exp $
 #
 # cesfic-specific configuration info
 
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ file	dev/cons.c
 
 major	{vnd = 6}
 
+# NetBSD m68k a.out Binary Compatibility (COMPAT_AOUT_M68K)
+include "compat/aoutm68k/files.aoutm68k"
+
 # SunOS Binary Compatibility (COMPAT_SUNOS)
 include	"compat/sunos/files.sunos"
 file	arch/m68k/m68k/sunos_machdep.c	compat_sunos