diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/config b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/config
index cd20024218cd..ed8642b68094 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/hw/config
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_FAIL_FUNCTION=y
 CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION=y
 CONFIG_FAULT_INJECTION_DEBUG_FS=y
 CONFIG_FUNCTION_ERROR_INJECTION=y
+CONFIG_HUGETLBFS=y
 CONFIG_INET6_ESP=y
 CONFIG_INET6_ESP_OFFLOAD=y
 CONFIG_INET_ESP=y