diff --git a/src/kernel/config.c b/src/kernel/config.c
index 02ed9894d..1076e9432 100644
--- a/src/kernel/config.c
+++ b/src/kernel/config.c
@@ -782,11 +782,18 @@ void config_set_from(const dictionary *d, const char *valid_keys[])
     }
 }
 
-void config_set(const char *key, const char *value) {
+void config_set(const char *key, const char *value)
+{
     ++config_cache_key;
     set_param(&configuration, key, value);
 }
 
+void config_set_int(const char *key, int value)
+{
+    ++config_cache_key;
+    set_param(&configuration, key, itoa10(value));
+}
+
 const char *config_get(const char *key) {
     return get_param(configuration, key);
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/config.h b/src/kernel/config.h
index f80214fde..4cf0650ff 100644
--- a/src/kernel/config.h
+++ b/src/kernel/config.h
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ extern "C" {
     void free_params(struct param **pp);
 
     void config_set(const char *key, const char *value);
+    void config_set_int(const char *key, int value);
     void config_set_from(const struct _dictionary_ *d, const char *keys[]);
     const char *config_get(const char *key);
     int config_get_int(const char *key, int def);