diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
index 24062f12ef..50eb101f24 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf_cmd,$(USEMODULE)))
   endif
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif_%,$(USEMODULE)))
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif_%,$(filter-out gnrc_netif_pktq,$(USEMODULE))))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_netif
   USEMODULE += core_thread_flags
   USEMODULE += event
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/Kconfig b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/Kconfig
index 481e425e94..27570d65dd 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/Kconfig
@@ -49,19 +49,6 @@ config GNRC_NETIF_NONSTANDARD_6LO_MTU
         This is non compliant with RFC 4944 and RFC 7668 and might not be
         supported by other implementations.
 
-config GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_POOL_SIZE
-    int "Packet queue pool size for all network interfaces"
-    depends on USEMODULE_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ
-    default 16
-
-config GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_TIMER_US
-    int "Time in microseconds for when to try to send a queued packet at the latest"
-    depends on USEMODULE_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ
-    default 5000
-    help
-        Set to -1 to deactivate dequeing by timer. For this it has to be ensured
-        that none of the notifications by the driver are missed!
-
 config GNRC_NETIF_LORAWAN_NETIF_HDR
     bool "Encode LoRaWAN port in GNRC netif header"
     depends on USEMODULE_GNRC_LORAWAN
@@ -83,3 +70,5 @@ config GNRC_NETIF_IPV6_BR_AUTO_6CTX
         by prefix deligation at the border router.
 
 endif # KCONFIG_USEMODULE_GNRC_NETIF
+
+rsource "pktq/Kconfig"
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/netif/pktq/Kconfig b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/pktq/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ced468dafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/netif/pktq/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+menuconfig KCONFIG_USEMODULE_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ
+    bool "Configure packet queues for GNRC network interface"
+    depends on USEMODULE_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ
+    help
+        Configure packet queues for GNRC network interface using Kconfig.
+
+if KCONFIG_USEMODULE_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ
+config GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_POOL_SIZE
+    int "Packet queue pool size for all network interfaces"
+    depends on USEMODULE_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ
+    default 16
+
+config GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_TIMER_US
+    int "Time in microseconds for when to try to send a queued packet at the latest"
+    depends on USEMODULE_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ
+    default 5000
+    help
+        Set to -1 to deactivate dequeing by timer. For this it has to be ensured
+        that none of the notifications by the driver are missed!
+endif # KCONFIG_USEMODULE_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ