diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/config b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/config
index f6f2965e17af..6133524710f7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/config
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/config
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ CONFIG_IPC_NS=y
 CONFIG_USER_NS=y
 CONFIG_PID_NS=y
 CONFIG_NET_NS=y
+CONFIG_TIME_NS=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_VDSO_TIME_NS=y
 CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
 CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE=y