diff --git a/tests/net/socket/select/prj.conf b/tests/net/socket/select/prj.conf
index a436cd7d1d0..3a9f5ddbe64 100644
--- a/tests/net/socket/select/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/net/socket/select/prj.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR=y
 CONFIG_NET_CONFIG_SETTINGS=y
 CONFIG_NET_CONFIG_MY_IPV4_ADDR="192.0.2.1"
 CONFIG_NET_CONFIG_MY_IPV6_ADDR="2001:db8::1"
+CONFIG_NET_CONFIG_NEED_IPV6=y
 
 CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=2048
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y