diff --git a/config-generic b/config-generic
index 0b39cd5da..1f94da0ef 100644
--- a/config-generic
+++ b/config-generic
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ CONFIG_BRIDGE=m
 CONFIG_BRIDGE_IGMP_SNOOPING=y
 
 # PHY timestamping adds overhead
-# CONFIG_NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING is not set
+CONFIG_NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING=y
 
 CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_ADVANCED=y