diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 833d894..6401e44 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct config_item {
 	CONFIG_ITEM_INT(label, 1, _default, min, max)
 
 struct config_item config_tab[] = {
+	PORT_ITEM_INT("announceReceiptTimeout", 3, 2, UINT8_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("assume_two_step", 0, 0, 1),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("check_fup_sync", 0, 0, 1),
 	PORT_ITEM_INT("delayAsymmetry", 0, INT_MIN, INT_MAX),
@@ -267,13 +268,7 @@ static enum parser_result parse_pod_setting(const char *option,
 
 	enum parser_result r;
 
-	if (!strcmp(option, "announceReceiptTimeout")) {
-		r = get_ranged_uint(value, &uval, 2, UINT8_MAX);
-		if (r != PARSED_OK)
-			return r;
-		pod->announceReceiptTimeout = uval;
-
-	} else if (!strcmp(option, "syncReceiptTimeout")) {
+	if (!strcmp(option, "syncReceiptTimeout")) {
 		r = get_ranged_uint(value, &uval, 0, UINT8_MAX);
 		if (r != PARSED_OK)
 			return r;
diff --git a/ds.h b/ds.h
index 94db41b..7652632 100644
--- a/ds.h
+++ b/ds.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ struct portDS {
 #define FRI_ASAP (-128)
 
 struct port_defaults {
-	UInteger8 announceReceiptTimeout;
 	UInteger8 syncReceiptTimeout;
 	UInteger8 transportSpecific;
 	int announce_span;
diff --git a/port.c b/port.c
index 304b25c..aa8572d 100644
--- a/port.c
+++ b/port.c
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ static int port_initialize(struct port *p)
 	p->logMinDelayReqInterval  = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "logMinDelayReqInterval");
 	p->peerMeanPathDelay       = 0;
 	p->logAnnounceInterval     = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "logAnnounceInterval");
-	p->announceReceiptTimeout  = p->pod.announceReceiptTimeout;
+	p->announceReceiptTimeout  = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "announceReceiptTimeout");
 	p->syncReceiptTimeout      = p->pod.syncReceiptTimeout;
 	p->transportSpecific       = p->pod.transportSpecific;
 	p->logSyncInterval         = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "logSyncInterval");
diff --git a/ptp4l.c b/ptp4l.c
index 8b9531e..cc20236 100644
--- a/ptp4l.c
+++ b/ptp4l.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static struct config cfg_settings = {
 	},
 
 	.pod = {
-		.announceReceiptTimeout = 3,
 		.syncReceiptTimeout = 0,
 		.transportSpecific = 0,
 		.announce_span = 1,