diff --git a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/sysctl.conf b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/sysctl.conf
index f5b10864176..15648b35760 100644
--- a/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/sysctl.conf
+++ b/systemvm/patches/debian/config/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ vm.panic_on_oom = 1
 # Controls the use of TCP syncookies
 net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1
 
+# disable tcp time stamps
+net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 0
+
 net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_max = 1000000
 net.ipv4.tcp_tw_reuse = 1
 net.ipv4.tcp_max_tw_buckets = 1000000