diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/DEFAULTS b/sys/amd64/conf/DEFAULTS
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/DEFAULTS
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/DEFAULTS
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@
 options 	CC_CUBIC		# include CUBIC congestion control
 
 options 	NEW_PCIB
+
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 options 	INET			# InterNETworking
 options 	INET6			# IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	IPSEC_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of ipsec and tcpmd5
-options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	ROUTE_MPATH		# Multipath routing support
 options 	FIB_ALGO		# Modular fib lookups
 options 	TCP_OFFLOAD		# TCP offload
diff --git a/sys/arm/conf/std.armv6 b/sys/arm/conf/std.armv6
--- a/sys/arm/conf/std.armv6
+++ b/sys/arm/conf/std.armv6
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 options 	TCP_HHOOK		# hhook(9) framework for TCP
 device		crypto			# core crypto support
 options 	IPSEC_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of ipsec and tcpmd5
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	SCTP_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of SCTP
 options 	FFS			# Berkeley Fast Filesystem
 options 	SOFTUPDATES		# Enable FFS soft updates support
diff --git a/sys/arm64/conf/DEFAULTS b/sys/arm64/conf/DEFAULTS
--- a/sys/arm64/conf/DEFAULTS
+++ b/sys/arm64/conf/DEFAULTS
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
 
 options 	NEW_PCIB
 options 	INTRNG
+
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
diff --git a/sys/arm64/conf/std.arm64 b/sys/arm64/conf/std.arm64
--- a/sys/arm64/conf/std.arm64
+++ b/sys/arm64/conf/std.arm64
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 options 	INET6			# IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	CC_CUBIC		# include CUBIC congestion control
 options 	IPSEC_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of ipsec and tcpmd5
-options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	ROUTE_MPATH		# Multipath routing support
 options 	FIB_ALGO		# Modular fib lookups
 options 	TCP_OFFLOAD		# TCP offload
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/DEFAULTS b/sys/i386/conf/DEFAULTS
--- a/sys/i386/conf/DEFAULTS
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/DEFAULTS
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@
 device		atpic
 
 options 	NEW_PCIB
+
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
--- a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 options 	INET			# InterNETworking
 options 	INET6			# IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	IPSEC_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of ipsec and tcpmd5
-options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	ROUTE_MPATH		# Multipath routing support
 options 	TCP_HHOOK		# hhook(9) framework for TCP
 options 	TCP_OFFLOAD		# TCP offload
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/DEFAULTS b/sys/powerpc/conf/DEFAULTS
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/DEFAULTS
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/DEFAULTS
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@
 options 	CC_CUBIC		# include CUBIC congestion control
 
 options         NEW_PCIB
+
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64 b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64
--- a/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64
+++ b/sys/powerpc/conf/GENERIC64
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 options 	INET			# InterNETworking
 options 	INET6			# IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	IPSEC_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of ipsec and tcpmd5
-options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	ROUTE_MPATH		# Multipath routing support
 options 	TCP_OFFLOAD		# TCP offload
 options 	TCP_BLACKBOX		# Enhanced TCP event logging
diff --git a/sys/riscv/conf/DEFAULTS b/sys/riscv/conf/DEFAULTS
--- a/sys/riscv/conf/DEFAULTS
+++ b/sys/riscv/conf/DEFAULTS
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
 
 options 	NEW_PCIB
 options 	INTRNG
+
+options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
diff --git a/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC b/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC
--- a/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/riscv/conf/GENERIC
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 options 	INET6			# IPv6 communications protocols
 options 	TCP_HHOOK		# hhook(9) framework for TCP
 options 	IPSEC_SUPPORT		# Allow kldload of ipsec and tcpmd5
-options 	NETLINK			# netlink(4) support
 options 	ROUTE_MPATH		# Multipath routing support
 options 	TCP_OFFLOAD		# TCP offload
 options 	TCP_BLACKBOX		# Enhanced TCP event logging