diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index b45b240889f5..f342278539d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ config VETH
 config VIRTIO_NET
 	tristate "Virtio network driver"
 	depends on VIRTIO
+	select AVERAGE
 	---help---
 	  This is the virtual network driver for virtio.  It can be used with
 	  lguest or QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen).  Say Y or M.