diff --git a/tests/hwsim/vm/kernel-config b/tests/hwsim/vm/kernel-config
index 503815917..2aff20af4 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/vm/kernel-config
+++ b/tests/hwsim/vm/kernel-config
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ CONFIG_TASK_DELAY_ACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_XACCT=y
 CONFIG_TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=21
+CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y
 # CONFIG_FHANDLE is not set
 CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y
 # CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ CONFIG_UEVENT_HELPER_PATH="/sbin/hotplug"
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV is not set
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_DUMMY=y
+CONFIG_MACSEC=y
+CONFIG_VETH=y
 # CONFIG_ETHERNET is not set
 CONFIG_MAC80211_HWSIM=y
 # CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBOARD is not set