diff --git a/nshlib/Kconfig b/nshlib/Kconfig
index ca1a029e8..1bdd597d1 100644
--- a/nshlib/Kconfig
+++ b/nshlib/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 config NSH_LIBRARY
 	bool "NSH Library"
 	default n
+	select NETUTILS_NETLIB if NET
 	---help---
 		Build the NSH support library.  This is used, for example, by
 		examples/nsh in order to implement the full NuttShell (NSH).