diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
index f7d33a16051c..3f9e540fee57 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/config
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CONFIG_INET_DIAG=m
 CONFIG_INET_MPTCP_DIAG=m
 CONFIG_VETH=y
 CONFIG_NET_SCH_NETEM=m
+CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_ADVANCED=y
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK=m