diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index b7b3ef1aa29adc765f5814ad15cc90a097b19fed..eff4a99d0ac6c7f813951f00585ec29316e332c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ config FUJITSU_ES
 
 source "drivers/net/hyperv/Kconfig"
 
-config EASYSOC_NETLINK
-	tristate "EasySOC netlink wrapper"
+config EASYSOC_EVENTS
+	tristate "EasySOC netlink event wrapper"
 
 endif # NETDEVICES
diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile
index 8f8a75065bad1c7f92c548cddddfa993e9d33882..10123ba0c37899c6dccb8a8c071071647ac50267 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/Makefile
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NTB_NETDEV) += ntb_netdev.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUJITSU_ES) += fjes/
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_EASYSOC_NETLINK) += easysoc_events.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_EASYSOC_EVENTS) += easysoc_events.o