diff --git a/config/arm/defconfig-kernel b/config/arm/defconfig-kernel
index 12a59eb82e9c26e0e71baae15f44ed50298b7acd..853f43fef6aefc1f7763c92b7d126d249f3d7ead 100644
--- a/config/arm/defconfig-kernel
+++ b/config/arm/defconfig-kernel
@@ -3461,7 +3461,7 @@ CONFIG_SBITMAP=y
 #
 # printk and dmesg options
 #
-# CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
 # CONFIG_PRINTK_CALLER is not set
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT=7
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_QUIET=4