diff --git a/_config b/_config
index ec177af..9dfdebd 100644
--- a/_config
+++ b/_config
@@ -701,6 +701,8 @@ Prefer: go -go1.13
 
 # have choice for kernel >= 4.1.0 needed by libbcc0: kernel-debug kernel-default kernel-default-base kernel-kvmsmall kernel-vanilla
 Prefer: kernel-default-base
+# have choice for (kmod(sg.ko) if kernel) needed by suse-module-tools: kernel-default kernel-vanilla
+Prefer: -kernel-vanilla
 
 # have choice for kubernetes-kubelet-common (de-prefer the old versions, ensuring to have a new unresolvable when a new version shows up)
 Prefer: -kubernetes1.20-kubelet-common -kubernetes1.21-kubelet-common -kubernetes1.22-kubelet-common -kubernetes1.23-client-common