diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 66e67f444bd8..afa30f158308 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ CONFIG_DUMMY=y
 CONFIG_WIREGUARD=y
 CONFIG_TUN=y
 CONFIG_VETH=y
-# CONFIG_ETHERNET is not set
 CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PPP=y
 CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 17714f6eb994..f3d55d36b2e8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ CONFIG_DUMMY=y
 CONFIG_WIREGUARD=y
 CONFIG_TUN=y
 CONFIG_VETH=y
-# CONFIG_ETHERNET is not set
 CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PPP=y
 CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=y
diff --git a/init/Kconfig.gki b/init/Kconfig.gki
index a782550d28ca..dea0ceb987dd 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig.gki
+++ b/init/Kconfig.gki
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ config GKI_HIDDEN_HYPERVISOR_CONFIGS
 	  config, required by various SoC platforms. This is usually
 	  selected by XEN or S390.
 
+config GKI_HIDDEN_NET_CONFIGS
+	bool "Hidden networking configuration needed for GKI"
+	select PAGE_POOL
+	select NET_PTP_CLASSIFY
+	help
+	  Dummy config option used to enable the networking hidden
+	  config, required by various SoC platforms.
+
+
 # Atrocities needed for
 # a) building GKI modules in separate tree, or
 # b) building drivers that are not modularizable
@@ -211,6 +220,7 @@ config GKI_HACKS_TO_FIX
 	select GKI_HIDDEN_GPU_CONFIGS
 	select GKI_HIDDEN_IRQ_CONFIGS
 	select GKI_HIDDEN_HYPERVISOR_CONFIGS
+	select GKI_HIDDEN_NET_CONFIGS
 	help
 	  Dummy config option used to enable core functionality used by
 	  modules that may not be selectable in this config.