diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk
index dea82fc8a65..3779246646d 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netdevices.mk
@@ -1268,6 +1268,7 @@ define KernelPackage/iavf
   TITLE:=Intel(R) Ethernet Adaptive Virtual Function support
   DEPENDS:=@PCI_SUPPORT +!LINUX_6_6:kmod-libie
   KCONFIG:= \
+       CONFIG_I40EVF \
        CONFIG_IAVF
   FILES:= \
        $(LINUX_DIR)/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.ko