diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/83xx/mpc834x_itx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/83xx/mpc834x_itx_defconfig
index e55ff7c47a36..07a674f5344e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/83xx/mpc834x_itx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/83xx/mpc834x_itx_defconfig
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ CONFIG_CICADA_PHY=y
 # CONFIG_BROADCOM_PHY is not set
 # CONFIG_ICPLUS_PHY is not set
 # CONFIG_REALTEK_PHY is not set
-# CONFIG_FIXED_PHY is not set
+CONFIG_FIXED_PHY=y
 # CONFIG_MDIO_BITBANG is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET is not set
 CONFIG_NETDEV_1000=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig
index 15eb30c9b3f9..d582014b0a38 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/mpc83xx_defconfig
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ CONFIG_VITESSE_PHY=y
 # CONFIG_BROADCOM_PHY is not set
 CONFIG_ICPLUS_PHY=y
 # CONFIG_REALTEK_PHY is not set
-# CONFIG_FIXED_PHY is not set
+CONFIG_FIXED_PHY=y
 # CONFIG_MDIO_BITBANG is not set
 CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
 CONFIG_MII=y