diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 2c97002..2c10158 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct config_item config_tab[] = {
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("logging_level", LOG_INFO, PRINT_LEVEL_MIN, PRINT_LEVEL_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("max_frequency", 900000000, 0, INT_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_INT("ntpshm_segment", 0, INT_MIN, INT_MAX),
+	PORT_ITEM_INT("path_trace_enabled", 0, 0, 1),
 	GLOB_ITEM_DBL("pi_integral_const", 0.0, 0.0, DBL_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_DBL("pi_integral_exponent", 0.4, -DBL_MAX, DBL_MAX),
 	GLOB_ITEM_DBL("pi_integral_norm_max", 0.3, DBL_MIN, 2.0),
@@ -270,13 +271,7 @@ static enum parser_result parse_pod_setting(const char *option,
 
 	enum parser_result r;
 
-	if (!strcmp(option, "path_trace_enabled")) {
-		r = get_ranged_int(value, &val, 0, 1);
-		if (r != PARSED_OK)
-			return r;
-		pod->path_trace_enabled = val;
-
-	} else if (!strcmp(option, "follow_up_info")) {
+	if (!strcmp(option, "follow_up_info")) {
 		r = get_ranged_int(value, &val, 0, 1);
 		if (r != PARSED_OK)
 			return r;
diff --git a/ds.h b/ds.h
index d30c418..f1a0170 100644
--- a/ds.h
+++ b/ds.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ struct portDS {
 #define FRI_ASAP (-128)
 
 struct port_defaults {
-	int path_trace_enabled;
 	int follow_up_info;
 	int freq_est_interval; /*log seconds*/
 	struct fault_interval flt_interval_pertype[FT_CNT];
diff --git a/port.c b/port.c
index 7c7b73b..bb1fd4b 100644
--- a/port.c
+++ b/port.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ struct port {
 	Integer8            logMinPdelayReqInterval;
 	UInteger32          neighborPropDelayThresh;
 	int                 min_neighbor_prop_delay;
+	int                 path_trace_enabled;
 	enum fault_type     last_fault_type;
 	unsigned int        versionNumber; /*UInteger4*/
 	/* foreignMasterDS */
@@ -484,7 +485,7 @@ static int path_trace_ignore(struct port *p, struct ptp_message *m)
 	struct path_trace_tlv *ptt;
 	int i, cnt;
 
-	if (!p->pod.path_trace_enabled) {
+	if (!p->path_trace_enabled) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (msg_type(m) != ANNOUNCE) {
@@ -1249,7 +1250,7 @@ static int port_tx_announce(struct port *p)
 	pdulen = sizeof(struct announce_msg);
 	msg->hwts.type = p->timestamping;
 
-	if (p->pod.path_trace_enabled)
+	if (p->path_trace_enabled)
 		pdulen += path_trace_append(p, msg, dad);
 
 	msg->header.tsmt               = ANNOUNCE | p->transportSpecific;
@@ -1529,7 +1530,7 @@ static int update_current_master(struct port *p, struct ptp_message *m)
 		tds.timeSource = m->announce.timeSource;
 		clock_update_time_properties(p->clock, tds);
 	}
-	if (p->pod.path_trace_enabled) {
+	if (p->path_trace_enabled) {
 		ptt = (struct path_trace_tlv *) m->announce.suffix;
 		dad = clock_parent_ds(p->clock);
 		memcpy(dad->ptl, ptt->cid, ptt->length);
@@ -2530,6 +2531,7 @@ struct port *port_open(int phc_index,
 	p->name = interface->name;
 	p->asymmetry = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "delayAsymmetry");
 	p->asymmetry <<= 16;
+	p->path_trace_enabled = config_get_int(cfg, p->name, "path_trace_enabled");
 	p->clock = clock;
 	p->trp = transport_create(cfg, interface->transport);
 	if (!p->trp)
diff --git a/ptp4l.c b/ptp4l.c
index f31cec8..ba189a4 100644
--- a/ptp4l.c
+++ b/ptp4l.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static struct config cfg_settings = {
 	},
 
 	.pod = {
-		.path_trace_enabled = 0,
 		.follow_up_info = 0,
 		.freq_est_interval = 1,
 		/* Default to very a large neighborPropDelay threshold */