diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
index 59051ee2a986..bb9c4c97c620 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT=y
 CONFIG_NET_CLS_FW=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_ADVANCED=y
-CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK=m
+CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES_LEGACY=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_BPF=m
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/config
index c3c121b6f300..629b2b29ed1a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/netfilter/config
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_CLS_U32=m
 CONFIG_NETDEVSIM=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_ADVANCED=y
-CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK=m
+CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_SYNPROXY=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES=m