diff --git a/configs/mx6ul_14x14_evk_defconfig b/configs/mx6ul_14x14_evk_defconfig
index 878df78cce..f4a3a4a8f8 100644
--- a/configs/mx6ul_14x14_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6ul_14x14_evk_defconfig
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL_KSZ8XXX=y
 CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_DM_ETH_PHY=y
 CONFIG_FEC_MXC=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6ul_9x9_evk_defconfig b/configs/mx6ul_9x9_evk_defconfig
index 9587ff808f..28a0806fb2 100644
--- a/configs/mx6ul_9x9_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6ul_9x9_evk_defconfig
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL_KSZ8XXX=y
 CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_DM_ETH_PHY=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL_IMX6=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6ull_14x14_evk_defconfig b/configs/mx6ull_14x14_evk_defconfig
index fdd4483817..2696bd8811 100644
--- a/configs/mx6ull_14x14_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6ull_14x14_evk_defconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL_KSZ8XXX=y
 CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_DM_ETH_PHY=y
 CONFIG_FEC_MXC=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y
diff --git a/configs/mx6ull_14x14_evk_plugin_defconfig b/configs/mx6ull_14x14_evk_plugin_defconfig
index a6c30b3fb6..2e08c99a3c 100644
--- a/configs/mx6ull_14x14_evk_plugin_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx6ull_14x14_evk_plugin_defconfig
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL=y
 CONFIG_PHY_MICREL_KSZ8XXX=y
 CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_DM_ETH_PHY=y
 CONFIG_FEC_MXC=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
 CONFIG_PINCTRL=y