diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index 7c73e66aba1..c0491d6e876 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     MLX5TOOL \
     NETCAT \
     NETGRAPH \
-    NETLINK \
     NLS_CATALOGS \
     NS_CACHING \
     NTP \
@@ -234,7 +233,6 @@ __DEFAULT_DEPENDENT_OPTIONS= \
     KERBEROS \
     KVM \
     NETGRAPH \
-    NETLINK \
     PAM \
     TESTS \
     WIRELESS
@@ -359,6 +357,14 @@ __DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS+=OPENMP
 BROKEN_OPTIONS+= OFED
 .endif
 
+.if ${__T} == "i386" || ${__T} == "amd64"
+__DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS+=NETLINK
+__DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS+=NETLINK_SUPPORT
+.else
+__DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS+=NETLINK
+__DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS+=NETLINK_SUPPORT
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.mkopt.mk>
 
 #