diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 40fa8cc26e..2a6d23a844 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ attr="auto"
 xfs="$default_feature"
 tcg="enabled"
 membarrier="$default_feature"
+vhost_kernel="$default_feature"
 vhost_net="$default_feature"
 vhost_crypto="$default_feature"
 vhost_scsi="$default_feature"
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ vhost_vsock="$default_feature"
 vhost_user="no"
 vhost_user_blk_server="auto"
 vhost_user_fs="$default_feature"
+vhost_vdpa="$default_feature"
 bpf="auto"
 kvm="auto"
 hax="auto"