diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
index 86a397f45fa..b5954e7a7a8 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_ONEXIT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
+CONFIG_SIM_NETDEV=y
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=6
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2008
 CONFIG_STDIO_DISABLE_BUFFERING=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/module/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/module/defconfig
index d1b44066eef..468ded86a84 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/module/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/module/defconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_ONEXIT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y
+CONFIG_SIM_NETDEV=y
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=6
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2008
 CONFIG_STDIO_DISABLE_BUFFERING=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/module32/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/module32/defconfig
index 5e6d376f834..514e19a23f1 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/module32/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/module32/defconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y
 CONFIG_SIM_M32=y
+CONFIG_SIM_NETDEV=y
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=6
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2008
 CONFIG_STDIO_DISABLE_BUFFERING=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/rpserver/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/rpserver/defconfig
index 311e40c9865..bf6c33e43a5 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/rpserver/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/rpserver/defconfig
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y
 CONFIG_SIM_M32=y
+CONFIG_SIM_NETDEV=y
 CONFIG_SIM_NET_BRIDGE=y
 CONFIG_SIM_RPTUN_MASTER=y
 CONFIG_SYSLOG_PREFIX=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest/defconfig
index 938e1297027..4c8d8ed7e37 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest/defconfig
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_ONEXIT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y
+CONFIG_SIM_NETDEV=y
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=6
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2008
 CONFIG_STDIO_DISABLE_BUFFERING=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest32/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest32/defconfig
index df436747e0d..607ccc3f5a3 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest32/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/sotest32/defconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y
 CONFIG_SIM_M32=y
+CONFIG_SIM_NETDEV=y
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=6
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2008
 CONFIG_STDIO_DISABLE_BUFFERING=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/vpnkit/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/vpnkit/defconfig
index 3f45b1cdafd..d82b8abfe85 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/vpnkit/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/vpnkit/defconfig
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_ONEXIT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
+CONFIG_SIM_NETDEV=y
 CONFIG_SIM_NETDEV_VPNKIT=y
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=6
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2008