diff --git a/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2400/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig b/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2400/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig
index 34b733d..f966919 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2400/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig
+++ b/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2400/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
+CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2500/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig b/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2500/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig
index 2b4b33a..73a5397 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2500/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig
+++ b/meta-openbmc-bsp/meta-aspeed/meta-ast2500/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc/defconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_NO_HZ_IDLE=y
+CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=14
 CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y