diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
index 9f7cfe91f7ff17b9ebdf0543c059489413d25e8e..7df81e38b043b62cced573957d81b06ecb8dc975 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
@@ -1135,6 +1135,7 @@ static int m_can_set_bittiming(struct net_device *dev)
  *		- >= v3.1.x: TX FIFO is used
  * - configure mode
  * - setup bittiming
+ * - configure timestamp generation
  */
 static void m_can_chip_config(struct net_device *dev)
 {
@@ -1246,6 +1247,10 @@ static void m_can_chip_config(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* set bittiming params */
 	m_can_set_bittiming(dev);
 
+	/* enable internal timestamp generation, with a prescalar of 16. The
+	 * prescalar is applied to the nominal bit timing */
+	m_can_write(cdev, M_CAN_TSCC, FIELD_PREP(TSCC_TCP_MASK, 0xf));
+
 	m_can_config_endisable(cdev, false);
 
 	if (cdev->ops->init)