diff --git a/repos/base-foc/src/include/base/internal/child_policy.h b/repos/base-foc/src/include/base/internal/child_policy.h
index cdaf5125fa..0f786c2a90 100644
--- a/repos/base-foc/src/include/base/internal/child_policy.h
+++ b/repos/base-foc/src/include/base/internal/child_policy.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 	 *
 	 * See https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/2659
 	 */
-	constexpr bool KERNEL_SUPPORTS_EAGER_CHILD_DESTRUCTION = false;
+	constexpr bool KERNEL_SUPPORTS_EAGER_CHILD_DESTRUCTION = true;
 }
 
 #endif /* _INCLUDE__BASE__INTERNAL__CHILD_POLICY_H_ */
diff --git a/repos/base-pistachio/src/include/base/internal/child_policy.h b/repos/base-pistachio/src/include/base/internal/child_policy.h
index 98b674bf4e..aecb1b4a1a 100644
--- a/repos/base-pistachio/src/include/base/internal/child_policy.h
+++ b/repos/base-pistachio/src/include/base/internal/child_policy.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Genode {
 	 * See https://github.com/genodelabs/genode/issues/2659 for a discussion
 	 * of a related problem.
 	 */
-	constexpr bool KERNEL_SUPPORTS_EAGER_CHILD_DESTRUCTION = false;
+	constexpr bool KERNEL_SUPPORTS_EAGER_CHILD_DESTRUCTION = true;
 }
 
 #endif /* _INCLUDE__BASE__INTERNAL__CHILD_POLICY_H_ */