diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index 3f2425b4..fb9f9ca0 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -101,6 +101,17 @@ action      = hostsdeny
 ignoreregex = for myuser from
 logpath     = /var/log/sshd.log
 
+# Here we use blackhole routes for not requiring any additional kernel support
+# to store large volumes of banned IPs
+
+[ssh-route]
+
+enabled = false
+filter = sshd
+action = route
+logpath = /var/log/sshd.log
+maxretry = 5
+
 # Here we use a combination of Netfilter/Iptables and IPsets
 # for storing large volumes of banned IPs
 #