diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/config
index 43649242adc0..4d5df8e1eee7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/config
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ CONFIG_KALLSYMS=y
 CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS=y
 CONFIG_NET_DROP_MONITOR=m
 CONFIG_NETDEVSIM=m
+CONFIG_NET_FOU=m
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
index 8a2fe6d64bf2..c9ce3dfa42ee 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rtnetlink.sh
@@ -520,6 +520,11 @@ kci_test_encap_fou()
 		return $ksft_skip
 	fi
 
+	if ! /sbin/modprobe -q -n fou; then
+		echo "SKIP: module fou is not found"
+		return $ksft_skip
+	fi
+	/sbin/modprobe -q fou
 	ip -netns "$testns" fou add port 7777 ipproto 47 2>/dev/null
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
 		echo "FAIL: can't add fou port 7777, skipping test"