diff --git a/tools/lkl/lib/Build b/tools/lkl/lib/Build
index 468878b0049fa6..99e88616224d79 100644
--- a/tools/lkl/lib/Build
+++ b/tools/lkl/lib/Build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CFLAGS_posix-host.o += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
-CFLAGS_virtio_net_vde.o += $(shell pkg-config --cflags vdeplug)
+CFLAGS_virtio_net_vde.o += $(pkg-config --cflags vdeplug 2>/dev/null)
 CFLAGS_nt-host.o += -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0600
 
 lkl-y += fs.o
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ lkl-$(CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_POSIX_HOST) += virtio_net_fd.o
 lkl-$(CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_POSIX_HOST) += virtio_net_tap.o
 lkl-$(CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_POSIX_HOST) += virtio_net_raw.o
 lkl-$(CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_POSIX_HOST) += virtio_net_macvtap.o
-lkl-$(CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_VIRTIO_NET_DPDK) += virtio_net_dpdk.o
-lkl-$(CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_VIRTIO_NET_VDE) += virtio_net_vde.o
+lkl-$(CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_POSIX_HOST) += virtio_net_dpdk.o
+lkl-$(CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_POSIX_HOST) += virtio_net_vde.o
diff --git a/tools/lkl/lib/virtio_net_vde.c b/tools/lkl/lib/virtio_net_vde.c
index 5b793da952e681..5743c8faa83d91 100644
--- a/tools/lkl/lib/virtio_net_vde.c
+++ b/tools/lkl/lib/virtio_net_vde.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#ifdef CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_VIRTIO_NET_VDE
-
 #include <stdio.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_VIRTIO_NET_VDE
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/tools/lkl/tests/net-test.c b/tools/lkl/tests/net-test.c
index 38db687b3b3dd7..3d0811d2f3573e 100644
--- a/tools/lkl/tests/net-test.c
+++ b/tools/lkl/tests/net-test.c
@@ -135,10 +135,8 @@ static int test_net_init(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (iftype && ifname && (strncmp(iftype, "tap", 3) == 0))
 		nd = lkl_netdev_tap_create(ifname, 0);
-#ifdef CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_VIRTIO_NET_DPDK
 	else if (iftype && ifname && (strncmp(iftype, "dpdk", 4) == 0))
 		nd = lkl_netdev_dpdk_create(ifname, 0, NULL);
-#endif /* CONFIG_AUTO_LKL_VIRTIO_NET_DPDK */
 	else if (iftype && ifname && (strncmp(iftype, "raw", 3) == 0))
 		nd = lkl_netdev_raw_create(ifname);
 	else if (iftype && ifname && (strncmp(iftype, "macvtap", 7) == 0))