diff --git a/arch/lkl/Kconfig b/arch/lkl/Kconfig
index e53c51681bc480..948dfb237f588f 100644
--- a/arch/lkl/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/lkl/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ config LKL
        select HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX if OUTPUT_FORMAT = "pe-i386"
        select 64BIT if OUTPUT_FORMAT = "elf64-x86-64-freebsd"
        select 64BIT if OUTPUT_FORMAT = "elf64-littleaarch64"
+       select NET
+       select MULTIUSER
+       select INET
+       select IPV6
        select IP_PNP
        select IP_PNP_DHCP
        select TCP_CONG_ADVANCED
diff --git a/tools/lkl/Makefile b/tools/lkl/Makefile
index 444a965a39d295..c163f10f000919 100644
--- a/tools/lkl/Makefile
+++ b/tools/lkl/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 .SUFFIXES:
 MAKEFLAGS += -r --no-print-directory
 
+KCONFIG?=defconfig
+
 ifneq ($(silent),1)
   ifneq ($(V),1)
 	QUIET_AUTOCONF       = @echo '  AUTOCONF '$@;
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ endif
 
 # rule to build lkl.o
 $(OUTPUT)lib/lkl.o: bin/stat
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C ../.. ARCH=lkl $(KOPT) defconfig
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -C ../.. ARCH=lkl $(KOPT) $(KCONFIG)
 # this workaround is for arm32 linker (ld.gold)
 	$(Q)export PATH=$(srctree)/tools/lkl/bin/:${PATH} ;\
 	$(MAKE) -C ../.. ARCH=lkl $(KOPT) install INSTALL_PATH=$(OUTPUT)