diff --git a/net/net_hooks/Kconfig b/net/net_hooks/Kconfig
index dd37b6bca6a064701566fa1d13d99b4830e109ee..3ec144ec06a760341e6dddef825391bfd6a837dd 100644
--- a/net/net_hooks/Kconfig
+++ b/net/net_hooks/Kconfig
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 # NewIP as module will cause a CRASH if you try to unload it
 # net/newip
 menuconfig NEWIP
-	bool "The NewIP protocol"
+	# The sh script is executed in the kernel root directory
+	def_bool $(success,$(srctree)/scripts/oh-check-dir.sh ../../../../foundation/communication/sfc/newip)
 	depends on INET
-	default n
 	help
 	  Support for NewIP.