diff --git a/net/wireless/Kconfig b/net/wireless/Kconfig
index 5d6a0b2b4f3a..7c3d10e2e8b1 100644
--- a/net/wireless/Kconfig
+++ b/net/wireless/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 config WIRELESS_EXT
-	bool
+	def_bool y
 
 config WEXT_CORE
 	def_bool y
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ config WEXT_PROC
 	depends on WEXT_CORE
 
 config WEXT_PRIV
-	bool
+	def_bool y
 
 config CFG80211
 	tristate "cfg80211 - wireless configuration API"