diff --git a/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_32 b/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_32
index f582705b44..d747034a1b 100644
--- a/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_32
+++ b/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_32
@@ -3022,9 +3022,9 @@ CONFIG_XEN_PCIDEV_BACKEND_VPCI=y
 # CONFIG_XEN_PCIDEV_BE_DEBUG is not set
 CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_BACKEND=m
 # CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_TAP_BE is not set
-CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND=m
+CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND=y
 # CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_PIPELINED_TRANSMITTER is not set
-CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_LOOPBACK=m
+CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_LOOPBACK=y
 # CONFIG_XEN_TPMDEV_BACKEND is not set
 CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_FRONTEND=y
 CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_FRONTEND=y
diff --git a/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_64 b/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_64
index 0c52f78872..1a8cb9b6e4 100644
--- a/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_64
+++ b/buildconfigs/linux-defconfig_xen_x86_64
@@ -2855,9 +2855,9 @@ CONFIG_XEN_PCIDEV_BACKEND_PASS=y
 # CONFIG_XEN_PCIDEV_BE_DEBUG is not set
 CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_BACKEND=m
 # CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_TAP_BE is not set
-CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND=m
+CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_BACKEND=y
 # CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_PIPELINED_TRANSMITTER is not set
-CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_LOOPBACK=m
+CONFIG_XEN_NETDEV_LOOPBACK=y
 CONFIG_XEN_TPMDEV_BACKEND=m
 # CONFIG_XEN_TPMDEV_CLOSE_IF_VTPM_FAILS is not set
 CONFIG_XEN_BLKDEV_FRONTEND=y