diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
index a8442dca024d..259dea9c6dff 100644
--- a/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ config CRYPTO_MANAGER2
 config CRYPTO_USER
 	tristate "Userspace cryptographic algorithm configuration"
 	select CRYPTO_MANAGER
+	select NET
 	help
 	  Userapace configuration for cryptographic instantiations such as
 	  cbc(aes).