diff --git a/tools/mkconfig.c b/tools/mkconfig.c
index 307e7381d5d..579e29df00a 100644
--- a/tools/mkconfig.c
+++ b/tools/mkconfig.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
   printf("#  define CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL 0\n");
   printf("#endif\n\n");
 
-  printf("/* The correct way to disable filesystem supuport is to set the number of\n");
+  printf("/* The correct way to disable filesystem support is to set the number of\n");
   printf(" * file descriptors to zero.\n");
   printf(" */\n\n");
   printf("#ifndef CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS\n");
@@ -220,10 +220,18 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
   printf("#  define CONFIG_DISABLE_MQUEUE 1\n");
   printf("#endif\n\n");
 
+  printf("/* The correct way to disable socket support is to set the number of\n");
+  printf(" * socket descriptors to zero.\n");
+  printf(" */\n\n");
+  printf("#ifndef CONFIG_NSOCKET_DESCRIPTORS\n");
+  printf("#  define CONFIG_NSOCKET_DESCRIPTORS 0\n");
+  printf("#endif\n\n");
+
   printf("/* There can be no network support with no socket descriptors */\n\n");
   printf("#if CONFIG_NSOCKET_DESCRIPTORS <= 0\n");
   printf("#  undef CONFIG_NET\n");
   printf("#endif\n\n");
+
   printf("/* Conversely, if there is no network support, there is no need for\n");
   printf(" * socket descriptors\n");
   printf(" */\n\n");