diff --git a/target/linux/sunxi/cortexa53/config-default b/target/linux/sunxi/cortexa53/config-default
index 2cd0d4e44eb..ef67c0ea16c 100644
--- a/target/linux/sunxi/cortexa53/config-default
+++ b/target/linux/sunxi/cortexa53/config-default
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ CONFIG_PINCTRL_SUN50I_H5=y
 # CONFIG_PINCTRL_SUN9I_A80 is not set
 # CONFIG_PINCTRL_SUN9I_A80_R is not set
 # CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is not set
+CONFIG_REALTEK_PHY=y
 # CONFIG_SERIAL_AMBA_PL011 is not set
 CONFIG_SOUND_OSS_CORE_PRECLAIM=y
 CONFIG_SPARSEMEM=y