diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 options 	INET			# InterNETworking
 options 	INET6			# IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	IPSEC_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of ipsec and tcpmd5
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	TCP_HHOOK		# hhook(9) framework for TCP
 options 	TCP_RFC7413		# TCP Fast Open
 options 	SCTP_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of SCTP
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64LE
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 options 	INET			# InterNETworking
 options 	INET6			# IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	IPSEC_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of ipsec and tcpmd5
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	TCP_OFFLOAD		# TCP offload
 options 	TCP_BLACKBOX		# Enhanced TCP event logging
 options 	TCP_HHOOK		# hhook(9) framework for TCP
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XX b/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XX
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XX
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XX
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 options         GEOM_LABEL              # Provides labelization
 options 	INET
 options 	INET6
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	TCP_HHOOK		# hhook(9) framework for TCP
 options 	INVARIANTS
 options 	INVARIANT_SUPPORT
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XXSPE b/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XXSPE
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XXSPE
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/MPC85XXSPE
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 options 	GEOM_LABEL              # Provides labelization
 options 	INET
 options 	INET6
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	TCP_HHOOK		# hhook(9) framework for TCP
 options 	INVARIANTS
 options 	INVARIANT_SUPPORT
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/QORIQ64 b/sys/powerpc/conf/QORIQ64
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/QORIQ64
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/QORIQ64
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 options 	GEOM_LABEL		#Provides labelization
 options 	INET
 options 	INET6
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	TCP_HHOOK		# hhook(9) framework for TCP
 options 	INVARIANTS
 options 	INVARIANT_SUPPORT