diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 8256641677..a3efbb2b6c 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ define LINUX_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_SECURITY,$(@D)/.config)
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_SECURITY_SMACK,$(@D)/.config)
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK,$(@D)/.config))
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_IPTABLES),
+		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES,$(@D)/.config)
+		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER,$(@D)/.config)
+		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_NETFILTER,$(@D)/.config)
+		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_NETFILTER_XTABLES,$(@D)/.config))
 	$(if $(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_APPENDED_DTB),
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_ARM_APPENDED_DTB,$(@D)/.config))
 	yes '' | $(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE1) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) oldconfig