diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
index 8df5cb8f71ff..741a1c4f4ae8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CONFIG_MPTCP=y
+CONFIG_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6=y
 CONFIG_INET_DIAG=m
 CONFIG_INET_MPTCP_DIAG=m