diff --git a/target/linux/imx6/config-4.1 b/target/linux/imx6/config-4.1
index 52544a765b4..e07a5b754eb 100644
--- a/target/linux/imx6/config-4.1
+++ b/target/linux/imx6/config-4.1
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ CONFIG_LZO_COMPRESS=y
 CONFIG_LZO_DECOMPRESS=y
 CONFIG_MDIO_BOARDINFO=y
 CONFIG_MFD_SYSCON=y
+CONFIG_MICREL_PHY=y
 CONFIG_MIGHT_HAVE_CACHE_L2X0=y
 CONFIG_MIGHT_HAVE_PCI=y
 CONFIG_MMC=y