diff --git a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/config/brcm b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/config/brcm
index 41bde3de5f..a27a0758c5 100644
--- a/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/config/brcm
+++ b/openwrt/target/linux/linux-2.4/config/brcm
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LENGTH=m
 CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TTL=m
 CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS=y
 CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_HELPER=m
-CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE=m
+CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE=y
 CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNTRACK=m
 CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_UNCLEAN=m
 CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_OWNER=m