diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/xscale-2.6/config b/openwrt/target/linux/xscale-2.6/config
index 9b33d6016c..4eac5f9b26 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/xscale-2.6/config
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/xscale-2.6/config
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ CONFIG_NET=y
 # Networking options
 #
 # CONFIG_NETDEBUG is not set
-CONFIG_PACKET=m
+CONFIG_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP=y
 CONFIG_UNIX=y
 # CONFIG_NET_KEY is not set