diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/config b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/config
index 698c7ed28a26719878b28131c7070adee2ff26fd..1c0d76cb5adfd9698502b62bbea1ccea5bb074e9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/config
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y
 CONFIG_USERFAULTFD=y