diff --git a/config/Config-kernel.in b/config/Config-kernel.in
index 8692063229..83f25ef59e 100644
--- a/config/Config-kernel.in
+++ b/config/Config-kernel.in
@@ -1181,6 +1181,7 @@ config KERNEL_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV
 config KERNEL_DCB
 	bool "Data Center Bridging support"
 	default y if TARGET_armsr_armv8
+	default y if TARGET_microchipsw
 	default y if TARGET_x86_64
 	help
 	  This enables support for configuring Data Center Bridging (DCB)
diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk
index 67c8f9823f..61a9c696b1 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk
@@ -2351,7 +2351,8 @@ define KernelPackage/sparx5-switch
   DEPENDS:=@TARGET_microchipsw +kmod-phylink +kmod-ptp
   KCONFIG:= \
   CONFIG_SPARX5_SWITCH \
-  CONFIG_LAN969X_SWITCH=y
+  CONFIG_LAN969X_SWITCH=y \
+  CONFIG_SPARX5_DCB=y
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5-switch.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,sparx5-switch,1)
 endef