diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/bcm2709_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/bcm2709_defconfig
index c6ffadd0b6f926..53a193f038f847 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/bcm2709_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/bcm2709_defconfig
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ CONFIG_VXLAN=m
 CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=m
 CONFIG_TUN=m
 CONFIG_VETH=m
+CONFIG_NETKIT=y
 CONFIG_NET_VRF=m
 CONFIG_ENC28J60=m
 CONFIG_QCA7000_SPI=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/bcm2711_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/bcm2711_defconfig
index c6aca423de2a2b..515691df8ae94f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/bcm2711_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/bcm2711_defconfig
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ CONFIG_VXLAN=m
 CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=m
 CONFIG_TUN=m
 CONFIG_VETH=m
+CONFIG_NETKIT=y
 CONFIG_NET_VRF=m
 CONFIG_BCMGENET=y
 CONFIG_IGB=m
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/bcmrpi_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/bcmrpi_defconfig
index e1733ef95ec42a..762e07a9cc5281 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/bcmrpi_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/bcmrpi_defconfig
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ CONFIG_VXLAN=m
 CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=m
 CONFIG_TUN=m
 CONFIG_VETH=m
+CONFIG_NETKIT=y
 CONFIG_NET_VRF=m
 CONFIG_ENC28J60=m
 CONFIG_QCA7000_SPI=m
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/bcm2711_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/bcm2711_defconfig
index bad1ae457dd125..e93f6fb7220016 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/bcm2711_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/bcm2711_defconfig
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ CONFIG_VXLAN=m
 CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=m
 CONFIG_TUN=m
 CONFIG_VETH=m
+CONFIG_NETKIT=y
 CONFIG_NET_VRF=m
 CONFIG_VSOCKMON=m
 CONFIG_BCMGENET=y
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/bcm2712_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/bcm2712_defconfig
index e4f4f2314874e9..677bd85228d554 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/bcm2712_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/bcm2712_defconfig
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ CONFIG_VXLAN=m
 CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=m
 CONFIG_TUN=m
 CONFIG_VETH=m
+CONFIG_NETKIT=y
 CONFIG_NET_VRF=m
 CONFIG_VSOCKMON=m
 CONFIG_BCMGENET=y
diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/bcmrpi3_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/bcmrpi3_defconfig
index 8f873e15e63d19..17674a14b5f8eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/bcmrpi3_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/bcmrpi3_defconfig
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ CONFIG_VXLAN=m
 CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=m
 CONFIG_TUN=m
 CONFIG_VETH=m
+CONFIG_NETKIT=y
 CONFIG_NET_VRF=m
 CONFIG_VSOCKMON=m
 CONFIG_ENC28J60=m