diff --git a/net/mptcp/Kconfig b/net/mptcp/Kconfig
index b755fc9b6660e7..f674915dc31e52 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mptcp/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config MPTCP
 	select SKB_EXTENSIONS
 	select CRYPTO_LIB_SHA256
 	select CRYPTO
+	default y
 	help
 	  Multipath TCP (MPTCP) connections send and receive data over multiple
 	  subflows in order to utilize multiple network paths. Each subflow