diff --git a/rules/config b/rules/config
index e52eeae4c4..4181c862e3 100644
--- a/rules/config
+++ b/rules/config
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ INCLUDE_NAT = y
 INCLUDE_DHCP_RELAY = y
 
 # INCLUDE_DHCP_SERVER - build and install dhcp-server package
-INCLUDE_DHCP_SERVER ?= n
+INCLUDE_DHCP_SERVER ?= y
 
 # INCLUDE_P4RT - build docker-p4rt for P4RT support
 INCLUDE_P4RT = n