diff --git a/target/linux/ipq806x/config-5.4 b/target/linux/ipq806x/config-5.4
index 263d153dde..568c5df39e 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq806x/config-5.4
+++ b/target/linux/ipq806x/config-5.4
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM_QCOM_CPUIDLE=y
 CONFIG_ARM_THUMB=y
 CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND=y
 CONFIG_ARM_VIRT_EXT=y
+CONFIG_AT803X_PHY=y
 CONFIG_BINFMT_FLAT_ARGVP_ENVP_ON_STACK=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y
 CONFIG_BLK_MQ_PCI=y