diff --git a/projects/NXP/devices/iMX8/linux/linux.aarch64.conf b/projects/NXP/devices/iMX8/linux/linux.aarch64.conf
index 9e5fd012c7..d51cb554f8 100644
--- a/projects/NXP/devices/iMX8/linux/linux.aarch64.conf
+++ b/projects/NXP/devices/iMX8/linux/linux.aarch64.conf
@@ -1478,8 +1478,10 @@ CONFIG_BT_NXPUART=m
 # CONFIG_MCTP is not set
 CONFIG_FIB_RULES=y
 CONFIG_WIRELESS=y
+CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT=y
 CONFIG_WEXT_CORE=y
 CONFIG_WEXT_PROC=y
+CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV=y
 CONFIG_CFG80211=m
 # CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE is not set
 # CONFIG_CFG80211_DEVELOPER_WARNINGS is not set
@@ -5418,7 +5420,7 @@ CONFIG_STAGING=y
 # CONFIG_PRISM2_USB is not set
 # CONFIG_RTLLIB is not set
 # CONFIG_RTL8723BS is not set
-# CONFIG_R8712U is not set
+CONFIG_R8712U=m
 # CONFIG_VT6656 is not set
 
 #