diff --git a/configs/c5471evm/nshconfig b/configs/c5471evm/nshconfig
index 5389284dbf9..fc611ac73d2 100644
--- a/configs/c5471evm/nshconfig
+++ b/configs/c5471evm/nshconfig
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_UDP_CHECKSUMS=y
 #CONFIG_NET_UDP_CONNS=10
 CONFIG_NET_ICMP=y
 #CONFIG_NET_PINGADDRCONF=0
-CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS=n
+CONFIG_NET_STATISTICS=y
 #CONFIG_NET_RECEIVE_WINDOW=
 #CONFIG_NET_ARPTAB_SIZE=8
 CONFIG_NET_BROADCAST=n