There is an updated pull request by CameronNemo against master on the void-packages repository https://github.com/CameronNemo/void-packages sysctl https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/5002 base-files: lower lexicographic priority of sysctl file Why is this necessary? The defaults should not overwrite values specified by packages or admins. Thus, they must have a reasonably low lexicographical priority. A patch file from https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/5002.patch is attached