diff --git a/net/ipv6/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
index d92e5586783e518c1f5db2b1bd3261766ff7a913..438a73aa777cf560f38a87801b03b8ce20a315b1 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv6/Kconfig
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ config INET6_XFRM_MODE_ROUTEOPTIMIZATION
 config IPV6_VTI
 tristate "Virtual (secure) IPv6: tunneling"
 	select IPV6_TUNNEL
+	select NET_IP_TUNNEL
 	depends on INET6_XFRM_MODE_TUNNEL
 	---help---
 	Tunneling means encapsulating data of one protocol type within