diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-4.14 b/target/linux/generic/config-4.14
index b8a570b9c1..a0569e4eb0 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-4.14
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-4.14
@@ -2678,6 +2678,7 @@ CONFIG_MISC_FILESYSTEMS=y
 # CONFIG_MISDN_NETJET is not set
 # CONFIG_MISDN_SPEEDFAX is not set
 # CONFIG_MISDN_W6692 is not set
+CONFIG_MITIGATE_SPECTRE_BRANCH_HISTORY=y
 # CONFIG_MKISS is not set
 # CONFIG_MLX4_CORE is not set
 # CONFIG_MLX4_EN is not set