diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/Kconfig
index 7c7df40038207b28ca1eaeb745ad725689cc400a..994d1a959e20f4b1cd57112d359b31a1cf31c79b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/Kconfig
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ config EP8248E
 	select 8272
 	select 8260
 	select FSL_SOC
-	select PHYLIB
-	select MDIO_BITBANG
+	select PHYLIB if NETDEVICES
+	select MDIO_BITBANG if PHYLIB
 	help
 	  This enables support for the Embedded Planet EP8248E board.
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
index cdab847749e60342b41f4e2bb29e424da843f90d..8fec050f2d5b8a880afb3817ea34349bf49f0aad 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/82xx/ep8248e.c
@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@ static const struct of_device_id of_bus_ids[] __initconst = {
 static int __init declare_of_platform_devices(void)
 {
 	of_platform_bus_probe(NULL, of_bus_ids, NULL);
-	platform_driver_register(&ep8248e_mdio_driver);
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MDIO_BITBANG))
+		platform_driver_register(&ep8248e_mdio_driver);
 
 	return 0;
 }