diff --git a/target/linux/sunxi/cortexa53/config-5.4 b/target/linux/sunxi/cortexa53/config-5.4
index e9d6ffc3c83..6e1ef221292 100644
--- a/target/linux/sunxi/cortexa53/config-5.4
+++ b/target/linux/sunxi/cortexa53/config-5.4
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ CONFIG_INLINE_WRITE_UNLOCK_IRQRESTORE=y
 CONFIG_KVM_ARM_PMU=y
 CONFIG_KVM_INDIRECT_VECTORS=y
 CONFIG_MDIO_BUS_MUX=y
+CONFIG_MICREL_PHY=y
 CONFIG_MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA=y
 CONFIG_NEED_SG_DMA_LENGTH=y
 CONFIG_NO_IOPORT_MAP=y