diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 24c992dc907d..62fe54bbe3fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -193,16 +193,17 @@ let
       NET_DROP_MONITOR = yes;
 
       # needed for ss
-      INET_DIAG         = module;
-      INET_TCP_DIAG     = module;
-      INET_UDP_DIAG     = module;
-      INET_RAW_DIAG     = whenAtLeast "4.14" module;
-      INET_DIAG_DESTROY = whenAtLeast "4.9" yes;
+      # Use a lower priority to allow these options to be overridden in hardened/config.nix
+      INET_DIAG         = mkDefault module;
+      INET_TCP_DIAG     = mkDefault module;
+      INET_UDP_DIAG     = mkDefault module;
+      INET_RAW_DIAG     = whenAtLeast "4.14" (mkDefault module);
+      INET_DIAG_DESTROY = whenAtLeast "4.9" (mkDefault yes);
 
       # enable multipath-tcp
       MPTCP           = whenAtLeast "5.6" yes;
       MPTCP_IPV6      = whenAtLeast "5.6" yes;
-      INET_MPTCP_DIAG = whenAtLeast "5.9" module;
+      INET_MPTCP_DIAG = whenAtLeast "5.9" (mkDefault module);
     };
 
     wireless = {
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened/config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened/config.nix
index bd0518650d6c..acffa383f076 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened/config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened/config.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ assert (versionAtLeast version "4.9");
   PANIC_TIMEOUT = freeform "-1";
 
   GCC_PLUGINS = yes; # Enable gcc plugin options
-  # Gather additional entropy at boot time for systems that may = no;ot have appropriate entropy sources.
+  # Gather additional entropy at boot time for systems that may not have appropriate entropy sources.
   GCC_PLUGIN_LATENT_ENTROPY = yes;
 
   GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK = whenAtLeast "4.11" yes; # A port of the PaX structleak plugin
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ assert (versionAtLeast version "4.9");
   PROC_KCORE         = no; # Exposes kernel text image layout
   INET_DIAG          = no; # Has been used for heap based attacks in the past
 
+  # INET_DIAG=n causes the following options to not exist anymore, but since they are defined in common-config.nix,
+  # make them optional
+  INET_DIAG_DESTROY = option no;
+  INET_RAW_DIAG     = option no;
+  INET_TCP_DIAG     = option no;
+  INET_UDP_DIAG     = option no;
+  INET_MPTCP_DIAG   = option no;
+
   # Use -fstack-protector-strong (gcc 4.9+) for best stack canary coverage.
   CC_STACKPROTECTOR_REGULAR = whenOlder "4.18" no;
   CC_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG  = whenOlder "4.18" yes;