diff --git a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
index d2ab2f6655..a685c439e7 100644
--- a/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/i386-softmmu.mak
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_QXL=$(CONFIG_SPICE)
 CONFIG_VGA_ISA=y
 CONFIG_VGA_CIRRUS=y
 CONFIG_VMWARE_VGA=y
+CONFIG_VMXNET3_PCI=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_VGA=y
 CONFIG_VMMOUSE=y
 CONFIG_IPMI=y
diff --git a/default-configs/pci.mak b/default-configs/pci.mak
index 187e438881..e514bdef42 100644
--- a/default-configs/pci.mak
+++ b/default-configs/pci.mak
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ CONFIG_MPTSAS_SCSI_PCI=y
 CONFIG_RTL8139_PCI=y
 CONFIG_E1000_PCI=y
 CONFIG_E1000E_PCI=y
-CONFIG_VMXNET3_PCI=y
 CONFIG_IDE_CORE=y
 CONFIG_IDE_QDEV=y
 CONFIG_IDE_PCI=y
diff --git a/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak b/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
index 9bde2f1c4b..ea69e8289e 100644
--- a/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
+++ b/default-configs/x86_64-softmmu.mak
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_QXL=$(CONFIG_SPICE)
 CONFIG_VGA_ISA=y
 CONFIG_VGA_CIRRUS=y
 CONFIG_VMWARE_VGA=y
+CONFIG_VMXNET3_PCI=y
 CONFIG_VIRTIO_VGA=y
 CONFIG_VMMOUSE=y
 CONFIG_IPMI=y