diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 03c2c24..cea9e30 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -174,4 +174,10 @@
        bool "Disable obsolete cpumask functions" if DEBUG_PER_CPU_MAPS
        depends on EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN
 
+#
+# Netlink attribute parsing support is select'ed if needed
+#
+config NLATTR
+	bool
+
 endmenu