diff --git a/tests/hwsim/example-hostapd.config b/tests/hwsim/example-hostapd.config
index 2b8ad7f21..40015fd8b 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/example-hostapd.config
+++ b/tests/hwsim/example-hostapd.config
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ CONFIG_TLSV11=y
 CONFIG_TLSV12=y
 
 CONFIG_FULL_DYNAMIC_VLAN=y
+CONFIG_VLAN_NETLINK=y
 CONFIG_LIBNL32=y
 CONFIG_LIBNL3_ROUTE=y
 CONFIG_PEERKEY=y