diff --git a/package/batman-adv/batman-adv.mk b/package/batman-adv/batman-adv.mk
index 838f9b1851..6a1aaa699c 100644
--- a/package/batman-adv/batman-adv.mk
+++ b/package/batman-adv/batman-adv.mk
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ define BATMAN_ADV_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 endef
 
 define BATMAN_ADV_LINUX_CONFIG_FIXUPS
+	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_CRC16)
 	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_LIBCRC32C)
 endef