diff --git a/changelog/changes/2025-12-01-netkit.md b/changelog/changes/2025-12-01-netkit.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae2324de1cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/changes/2025-12-01-netkit.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Enabled netkit module ([scripts#3524](https://github.com/flatcar/scripts/pull/3524))
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/commonconfig-6.12 b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/commonconfig-6.12
index efc937e08b8..8e6efa75be9 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/commonconfig-6.12
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/commonconfig-6.12
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TCPOPTSTRIP=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TEE=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TPROXY=m
 CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TRACE=m
+CONFIG_NETKIT=y
 CONFIG_NETLINK_DIAG=m
 CONFIG_NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING=y
 CONFIG_NETXEN_NIC=m