diff --git a/clock.c b/clock.c
index 8c20d64..f31ae42 100644
--- a/clock.c
+++ b/clock.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ struct clock *clock_create(struct config *config, int phc_index,
 	c->config = config;
 	c->free_running = config_get_int(config, NULL, "free_running");
 	c->freq_est_interval = config_get_int(config, NULL, "freq_est_interval");
-	c->grand_master_capable = dds->grand_master_capable;
+	c->grand_master_capable = config_get_int(config, NULL, "gmCapable");
 	c->kernel_leap = dds->kernel_leap;
 	c->utc_offset = CURRENT_UTC_OFFSET;
 	c->time_source = dds->time_source;
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 8049045..24774af 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct config_item config_tab[] = {
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("follow_up_info", 0, 0, 1),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("free_running", 0, 0, 1),
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("freq_est_interval", 1, 0, INT_MAX),
+	GLOB_ITEM_INT("gmCapable", 1, 0, 1),
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("ingressLatency", 0, INT_MIN, INT_MAX),
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("logAnnounceInterval", 1, INT8_MIN, INT8_MAX),
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("logMinDelayReqInterval", 0, INT8_MIN, INT8_MAX),
@@ -412,12 +413,6 @@ static enum parser_result parse_global_setting(const char *option,
 				dds->flags &= ~DDS_SLAVE_ONLY;
 		}
 
-	} else if (!strcmp(option, "gmCapable")) {
-		r = get_ranged_int(value, &val, 0, 1);
-		if (r != PARSED_OK)
-			return r;
-		cfg->dds.grand_master_capable = val;
-
 	} else if (!strcmp(option, "priority1")) {
 		r = get_ranged_uint(value, &uval, 0, UINT8_MAX);
 		if (r != PARSED_OK)
diff --git a/ds.h b/ds.h
index 963a033..1248b7c 100644
--- a/ds.h
+++ b/ds.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct clock_description {
 
 struct default_ds {
 	struct defaultDS dds;
-	int grand_master_capable; /*802.1AS only*/
 	int stats_interval; /*log seconds*/
 	int kernel_leap;
 	int sanity_freq_limit;
diff --git a/ptp4l.c b/ptp4l.c
index b6cd815..1070d44 100644
--- a/ptp4l.c
+++ b/ptp4l.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ static struct config cfg_settings = {
 			.priority2 = 128,
 			.domainNumber = 0,
 		},
-		.grand_master_capable = 1,
 		.stats_interval = 0,
 		.kernel_leap = 1,
 		.sanity_freq_limit = 200000000,
@@ -237,13 +236,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	sk_check_fupsync = config_get_int(cfg, NULL, "check_fup_sync");
 	sk_tx_timeout = config_get_int(cfg, NULL, "tx_timestamp_timeout");
 
-	if (!cfg_settings.dds.grand_master_capable &&
+	if (!config_get_int(cfg, NULL, "gmCapable") &&
 	    ds->flags & DDS_SLAVE_ONLY) {
 		fprintf(stderr,
 			"Cannot mix 1588 slaveOnly with 802.1AS !gmCapable.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (!cfg_settings.dds.grand_master_capable ||
+	if (!config_get_int(cfg, NULL, "gmCapable") ||
 	    ds->flags & DDS_SLAVE_ONLY) {
 		ds->clockQuality.clockClass = 255;
 	}