diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index fb208ad259d..5e2a12d1e38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int lo_txpoll(FAR struct net_driver_s *dev)
       else
 #endif
         {
-          ndbg("WARNING: Unrecognized packet type dropped: %04x\n", IPv4BUF->type);
+          ndbg("WARNING: Unrecognized packet type dropped: %02x\n", IPv4BUF->vhl);
           priv->lo_dev.d_len = 0;
         }
     }
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 235eb9a5794..f7e5f67cfa6 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ config NET_ETHERNET
 	bool "Ethernet support"
 	default y if !NET_SLIP
 	default n if NET_SLIP
-	select NETDEV_MULTINIC if NET_SLIP
-	select NET_MULTILINK if NET_SLIP
+	select NETDEV_MULTINIC if NET_LOOPBACK || NET_SLIP || NET_TUN
+	select NET_MULTILINK if NET_LOOPBACK || NET_SLIP || NET_TUN
 	---help---
 		If NET_SLIP is not selected, then Ethernet will be used (there is
 		no need to define anything special in the configuration file to use
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ config NET_ETHERNET
 config NET_LOOPBACK
 	bool "Local loopback"
 	default n
+	select NETDEV_MULTINIC if NET_ETHERNET || NET_SLIP || NET_TUN
+	select NET_MULTILINK if NET_ETHERNET || NET_SLIP || NET_TUN
 	---help---
 		Add support for the local network loopback device, lo.  Any additional
 		networking devices that are enabled must be compatible with
@@ -174,8 +176,8 @@ config NET_LOOPBACK
 config NET_SLIP
 	bool "SLIP support"
 	default n
-	select NETDEV_MULTINIC if NET_ETHERNET
-	select NET_MULTILINK if NET_ETHERNET
+	select NETDEV_MULTINIC if NET_ETHERNET || NET_LOOPBACK || NET_TUN
+	select NET_MULTILINK if NET_ETHERNET || NET_LOOPBACK || NET_TUN
 	---help---
 		Enables building of the SLIP driver. SLIP requires
 		at least one IP protocol selected and the following additional
@@ -222,6 +224,8 @@ endif # NET_SLIP
 config NET_TUN
 	bool "TUN Virtual Network Device support"
 	default n
+	select NETDEV_MULTINIC if NET_ETHERNET || NET_LOOPBACK || NET_SLIP
+	select NET_MULTILINK if NET_ETHERNET || NET_LOOPBACK || NET_SLIP
 
 if NET_TUN