diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
index 48f7b4277b8ddd83dd2b24f465ac6438cefb6a69..3ac2e84fdeaa465dba7659782904497659d53867 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ CONFIG_MV_XOR=y
 # CONFIG_IOMMU_SUPPORT is not set
 CONFIG_MEMORY=y
 CONFIG_PWM=y
+CONFIG_PHY_MVEBU_A38X_COMPHY=y
 CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
 CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y
 CONFIG_JOLIET=y