diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/config-3.18 b/target/linux/ipq806x/config-3.18
index 0fcb6f30af..8de4cb4b09 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq806x/config-3.18
+++ b/target/linux/ipq806x/config-3.18
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM_THUMB=y
 # CONFIG_ARM_THUMBEE is not set
 CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND=y
 CONFIG_ARM_VIRT_EXT=y
+CONFIG_AT803X_PHY=y
 CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR=y
 # CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC is not set
 CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC_VALUE=0
diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/config-4.0 b/target/linux/ipq806x/config-4.0
index 4d5610656b..c7bbcd9fed 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq806x/config-4.0
+++ b/target/linux/ipq806x/config-4.0
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM_THUMB=y
 # CONFIG_ARM_THUMBEE is not set
 CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND=y
 CONFIG_ARM_VIRT_EXT=y
+CONFIG_AT803X_PHY=y
 CONFIG_AUTO_ZRELADDR=y
 # CONFIG_BATTERY_GAUGE_LTC2941 is not set
 # CONFIG_BOOTPARAM_SOFTLOCKUP_PANIC is not set