diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
index 37a551436e4ab7a5ac36752dd237ef9e6d931ad8..b7e3b8902e7e540627d247a349cc998bc3b88717 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config MLX5_CORE
 	depends on PCI
 	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	imply VXLAN
+	imply MLXFW
 	default n
 	---help---
 	  Core driver for low level functionality of the ConnectX-4 and