diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.0/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.0/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d990f70436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.0/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
++++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "Core Netfilter Configuration"
+ 	depends on NET && INET && NETFILTER
+ 
+ config NETFILTER_NETLINK
+-	tristate
++	tristate "Netfilter NFNETLINK interface"
+ 
+ config NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
+ 	tristate "Netfilter NFQUEUE over NFNETLINK interface"
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.1/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.1/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d990f70436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.1/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
++++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "Core Netfilter Configuration"
+ 	depends on NET && INET && NETFILTER
+ 
+ config NETFILTER_NETLINK
+-	tristate
++	tristate "Netfilter NFNETLINK interface"
+ 
+ config NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
+ 	tristate "Netfilter NFQUEUE over NFNETLINK interface"
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.2/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.2/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d990f70436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.2/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
++++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "Core Netfilter Configuration"
+ 	depends on NET && INET && NETFILTER
+ 
+ config NETFILTER_NETLINK
+-	tristate
++	tristate "Netfilter NFNETLINK interface"
+ 
+ config NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE
+ 	tristate "Netfilter NFQUEUE over NFNETLINK interface"
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d827c253b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/258-netfilter_netlink_kconfig_hack.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
++++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ menu "Core Netfilter Configuration"
+ 	depends on NET && INET && NETFILTER
+ 
+ config NETFILTER_NETLINK
+-	tristate
++	tristate "Netfilter NFNETLINK interface"
+ 
+ config NETFILTER_NETLINK_ACCT
+ tristate "Netfilter NFACCT over NFNETLINK interface"