diff --git a/drivers/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/phy/Kconfig
index 79e3c7045d8d64c3d30cd9f729a71078030df461..c7a551c2d5f1b4d39b982d85222537ec3fbfb804 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/phy/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 menu "PHY Subsystem"
 
 config GENERIC_PHY
-	tristate "PHY Core"
+	bool "PHY Core"
 	help
 	  Generic PHY support.