diff --git a/kernel/configs/arm64_kata_kvm_5.4.x b/kernel/configs/arm64_kata_kvm_5.4.x
index 6a1bdafccb..7fc7d71f56 100644
--- a/kernel/configs/arm64_kata_kvm_5.4.x
+++ b/kernel/configs/arm64_kata_kvm_5.4.x
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ CONFIG_SBITMAP=y
 #
 # printk and dmesg options
 #
-# CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y
 # CONFIG_PRINTK_CALLER is not set
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_DEFAULT=7
 CONFIG_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL_QUIET=4
diff --git a/kernel/kata_config_version b/kernel/kata_config_version
index 2bbd69c2e5..39f5b69311 100644
--- a/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-70
+71