diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx53_loco_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx53_loco_defconfig
index 37aa182..b50b050 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx53_loco_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/freescale_mx53_loco_defconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_FS_TFTP=y
 CONFIG_NET_NETCONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_SMSC_PHY=y
 CONFIG_DRIVER_NET_FEC_IMX=y
 # CONFIG_SPI is not set
 CONFIG_I2C=y