diff --git a/node/service/src/chain_spec.rs b/node/service/src/chain_spec.rs
index 84c6e767f0ea..6c1d9d38322b 100644
--- a/node/service/src/chain_spec.rs
+++ b/node/service/src/chain_spec.rs
@@ -558,7 +558,10 @@ fn westend_staging_testnet_config_genesis(wasm_binary: &[u8]) -> westend::Genesi
 		registrar: westend_runtime::RegistrarConfig {
 			next_free_para_id: polkadot_primitives::v1::LOWEST_PUBLIC_ID,
 		},
-		xcm_pallet: westend_runtime::XcmPalletConfig { safe_xcm_version: Some(2) },
+		xcm_pallet: westend_runtime::XcmPalletConfig {
+			safe_xcm_version: Some(2),
+			..Default::default()
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -756,7 +759,7 @@ fn kusama_staging_testnet_config_genesis(wasm_binary: &[u8]) -> kusama::GenesisC
 		},
 		gilt: Default::default(),
 		paras: Default::default(),
-		xcm_pallet: kusama::XcmPalletConfig { safe_xcm_version: Some(2) },
+		xcm_pallet: kusama::XcmPalletConfig { safe_xcm_version: Some(2), ..Default::default() },
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1056,7 +1059,10 @@ fn rococo_staging_testnet_config_genesis(wasm_binary: &[u8]) -> rococo_runtime::
 		registrar: rococo_runtime::RegistrarConfig {
 			next_free_para_id: polkadot_primitives::v1::LOWEST_PUBLIC_ID,
 		},
-		xcm_pallet: rococo_runtime::XcmPalletConfig { safe_xcm_version: Some(2) },
+		xcm_pallet: rococo_runtime::XcmPalletConfig {
+			safe_xcm_version: Some(2),
+			..Default::default()
+		},
 		// bridge_rococo_grandpa: rococo_runtime::BridgeRococoGrandpaConfig {
 		// 	owner: Some(endowed_accounts[0].clone()),
 		// 	..Default::default()
@@ -1414,7 +1420,7 @@ pub fn kusama_testnet_genesis(
 		},
 		gilt: Default::default(),
 		paras: Default::default(),
-		xcm_pallet: kusama::XcmPalletConfig { safe_xcm_version: Some(2) },
+		xcm_pallet: kusama::XcmPalletConfig { safe_xcm_version: Some(2), ..Default::default() },
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1496,7 +1502,10 @@ pub fn westend_testnet_genesis(
 		registrar: westend_runtime::RegistrarConfig {
 			next_free_para_id: polkadot_primitives::v1::LOWEST_PUBLIC_ID,
 		},
-		xcm_pallet: westend_runtime::XcmPalletConfig { safe_xcm_version: Some(2) },
+		xcm_pallet: westend_runtime::XcmPalletConfig {
+			safe_xcm_version: Some(2),
+			..Default::default()
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1573,7 +1582,10 @@ pub fn rococo_testnet_genesis(
 		registrar: rococo_runtime::RegistrarConfig {
 			next_free_para_id: polkadot_primitives::v1::LOWEST_PUBLIC_ID,
 		},
-		xcm_pallet: rococo_runtime::XcmPalletConfig { safe_xcm_version: Some(2) },
+		xcm_pallet: rococo_runtime::XcmPalletConfig {
+			safe_xcm_version: Some(2),
+			..Default::default()
+		},
 		// bridge_rococo_grandpa: rococo_runtime::BridgeRococoGrandpaConfig {
 		// 	owner: Some(root_key.clone()),
 		// 	..Default::default()
diff --git a/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs b/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
index 3c6c6b56b028..811bcad283a4 100644
--- a/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ construct_runtime! {
 		Crowdloan: crowdloan::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>} = 73,
 
 		// Pallet for sending XCM.
-		XcmPallet: pallet_xcm::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Origin, Config} = 99,
+		XcmPallet: pallet_xcm::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Origin, Config<T>} = 99,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs b/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
index 1dd8cc57dd0b..1cfb202129e4 100644
--- a/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ construct_runtime! {
 		Multisig: pallet_multisig::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>},
 
 		// Pallet for sending XCM.
-		XcmPallet: pallet_xcm::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Origin, Config} = 99,
+		XcmPallet: pallet_xcm::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Origin, Config<T>} = 99,
 
 	}
 }
diff --git a/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs b/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
index e4c1d5e15efe..9be334111d07 100644
--- a/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ construct_runtime! {
 		Crowdloan: crowdloan::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>} = 64,
 
 		// Pallet for sending XCM.
-		XcmPallet: pallet_xcm::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Origin, Config} = 99,
+		XcmPallet: pallet_xcm::{Pallet, Call, Storage, Event<T>, Origin, Config<T>} = 99,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/xcm/pallet-xcm/src/lib.rs b/xcm/pallet-xcm/src/lib.rs
index 6456f9ee36b9..643eee610e63 100644
--- a/xcm/pallet-xcm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/xcm/pallet-xcm/src/lib.rs
@@ -388,20 +388,21 @@ pub mod pallet {
 		StorageValue<_, VersionMigrationStage, OptionQuery>;
 
 	#[pallet::genesis_config]
-	pub struct GenesisConfig {
+	pub struct GenesisConfig<T: Config> {
 		/// The default version to encode outgoing XCM messages with.
 		pub safe_xcm_version: Option<XcmVersion>,
+		pub phantom: sp_std::marker::PhantomData<T>,
 	}
 
 	#[cfg(feature = "std")]
-	impl Default for GenesisConfig {
+	impl<T: Config> Default for GenesisConfig<T> {
 		fn default() -> Self {
-			Self { safe_xcm_version: Some(XCM_VERSION) }
+			Self { safe_xcm_version: Some(XCM_VERSION), phantom: Default::default() }
 		}
 	}
 
 	#[pallet::genesis_build]
-	impl<T: Config> GenesisBuild<T> for GenesisConfig {
+	impl<T: Config> GenesisBuild<T> for GenesisConfig<T> {
 		fn build(&self) {
 			SafeXcmVersion::<T>::set(self.safe_xcm_version);
 		}
diff --git a/xcm/pallet-xcm/src/mock.rs b/xcm/pallet-xcm/src/mock.rs
index 8b6174c5b722..b8edfcf4f046 100644
--- a/xcm/pallet-xcm/src/mock.rs
+++ b/xcm/pallet-xcm/src/mock.rs
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ pub(crate) fn new_test_ext_with_balances(
 		.assimilate_storage(&mut t)
 		.unwrap();
 
+	pallet_xcm::GenesisConfig::<Test> { safe_xcm_version: Some(2), ..Default::default() }
+		.assimilate_storage(&mut t)
+		.unwrap();
+
 	let mut ext = sp_io::TestExternalities::new(t);
 	ext.execute_with(|| System::set_block_number(1));
 	ext