diff --git a/package/firmware/layerscape/ls-ddr-phy/Makefile b/package/firmware/layerscape/ls-ddr-phy/Makefile
index ce39ea7dc67..322f383bd62 100644
--- a/package/firmware/layerscape/ls-ddr-phy/Makefile
+++ b/package/firmware/layerscape/ls-ddr-phy/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ define Package/layerscape-ddr-phy
   CATEGORY:=Firmware
   TITLE:=NXP Layerscape DDR PHY firmware
   DEPENDS:=@TARGET_layerscape
+  DEFAULT:=y if TARGET_layerscape_armv8_64b
+  HIDDEN:=1
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile