diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index ffccc13d685b..bf174798afcb 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ config KCOV
 	depends on CC_HAS_SANCOV_TRACE_PC || GCC_PLUGINS
 	select DEBUG_FS
 	select GCC_PLUGIN_SANCOV if !CC_HAS_SANCOV_TRACE_PC
-	select SKB_EXTENSIONS
+	select SKB_EXTENSIONS if NET
 	help
 	  KCOV exposes kernel code coverage information in a form suitable
 	  for coverage-guided fuzzing (randomized testing).