diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 127da94..11f8c22 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -250,9 +250,14 @@
 	depends on SMP
 	default y
 
+config SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config CGROUP_NET_PRIO
 	bool "Network priority cgroup"
 	depends on CGROUPS
+	select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
 	---help---
 	  Cgroup subsystem for use in assigning processes to network priorities on
 	  a per-interface basis.
@@ -260,6 +265,7 @@
 config CGROUP_NET_CLASSID
 	bool "Network classid cgroup"
 	depends on CGROUPS
+	select SOCK_CGROUP_DATA
 	---help---
 	  Cgroup subsystem for use as general purpose socket classid marker that is
 	  being used in cls_cgroup and for netfilter matching.