diff --git a/net/openvpn/Config-mbedtls.in b/net/openvpn/Config-mbedtls.in
index 7eb48416df..14b1959c42 100644
--- a/net/openvpn/Config-mbedtls.in
+++ b/net/openvpn/Config-mbedtls.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ config OPENVPN_mbedtls_ENABLE_IPROUTE2
 config OPENVPN_mbedtls_ENABLE_DCO
 	depends on !OPENVPN_mbedtls_ENABLE_IPROUTE2
 	bool "Enable support for data channel offload"
-	default n
+	default y if !OPENVPN_mbedtls_ENABLE_IPROUTE2
 	help
 	  enable data channel offload support
 	  using the ovpn-dco-v2 kernel module
diff --git a/net/openvpn/Config-openssl.in b/net/openvpn/Config-openssl.in
index 0790bebdc5..9ff2030206 100644
--- a/net/openvpn/Config-openssl.in
+++ b/net/openvpn/Config-openssl.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ config OPENVPN_openssl_ENABLE_IPROUTE2
 config OPENVPN_openssl_ENABLE_DCO
 	depends on !OPENVPN_openssl_ENABLE_IPROUTE2
 	bool "Enable support for data channel offload"
-	default n
+	default y if !OPENVPN_openssl_ENABLE_IPROUTE2
 	help
 	  enable data channel offload support
 	  using the ovpn-dco-v2 kernel module
diff --git a/net/openvpn/Config-wolfssl.in b/net/openvpn/Config-wolfssl.in
index b98a30a1cb..e3c70a5117 100644
--- a/net/openvpn/Config-wolfssl.in
+++ b/net/openvpn/Config-wolfssl.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ config OPENVPN_wolfssl_ENABLE_IPROUTE2
 config OPENVPN_wolfssl_ENABLE_DCO
 	depends on !OPENVPN_wolfssl_ENABLE_IPROUTE2
 	bool "Enable support for data channel offload"
-	default n
+	default y if !OPENVPN_wolfssl_ENABLE_IPROUTE2
 	select WOLFSSL_HAS_OPENVPN
 	help
 	  enable data channel offload support
diff --git a/net/openvpn/Makefile b/net/openvpn/Makefile
index a955810dff..2a69b69c19 100644
--- a/net/openvpn/Makefile
+++ b/net/openvpn/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=openvpn
 
 PKG_VERSION:=2.7.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=\
 	https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/releases/ \