diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g4_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g4_defconfig
index ca39c04fec6b..b6e54ee9bdbd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g4_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g4_defconfig
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
 CONFIG_FIRMWARE_MEMMAP=y
 CONFIG_FANOTIFY=y
-CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=1
 CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g5_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g5_defconfig
index 4f366b0370e9..892605167357 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/aspeed_g5_defconfig
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CONFIG_SERIAL_OF_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
 CONFIG_FIRMWARE_MEMMAP=y
 CONFIG_FANOTIFY=y
-CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=1
 CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_STRIP_ASM_SYMS=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_POISONING=y