diff --git a/config/Config-kernel.in b/config/Config-kernel.in
index e6d5831bb..f7a8d5181 100644
--- a/config/Config-kernel.in
+++ b/config/Config-kernel.in
@@ -1151,6 +1151,13 @@ config KERNEL_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV
 	  This module provides glue between core networking code and device
 	  drivers to support L3 master devices like VRF.
 
+config KERNEL_XDP_SOCKETS
+	bool "XDP sockets support"
+	default y if KERNEL_DEBUG_INFO_BTF
+	help
+	  XDP sockets allows a channel between XDP programs and
+	  userspace applications.
+
 config KERNEL_PAGE_POOL
 	def_bool n