diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
index 050541488c..77f1faa815 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ define KernelPackage/tcp-bbr
   DEPENDS:=@!LINUX_3_18 @!LINUX_4_1 @!LINUX_4_4 +LINUX_4_9:kmod-sched
   KCONFIG:= \
 	CONFIG_TCP_CONG_ADVANCED=y \
-	CONFIG_TCP_CONG_BBR
+	CONFIG_TCP_CONG_BBR=m
   FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,74,tcp_bbr)
 endef