diff --git a/components/net/Kconfig b/components/net/Kconfig
index 30472e57b1..68737176ed 100644
--- a/components/net/Kconfig
+++ b/components/net/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ menu "Socket abstraction layer"
 config RT_USING_SAL
     bool "Enable socket abstraction layer"
     select RT_USING_NETDEV
+    select RT_USING_LIBC
     select RT_USING_SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE
     default n
 
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ config RT_USING_SAL
             bool "Enable BSD socket operated by file system API"
             default n
             select RT_USING_DFS
-            select RT_USING_LIBC
             select RT_USING_POSIX
             help
                 Let BSD socket operated by file system API, such as read/write and involveed in select/poll POSIX APIs.