diff --git a/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_SECBOOT_defconfig b/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_SECBOOT_defconfig
index c2c3468..79dbde7 100644
--- a/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_SECBOOT_defconfig
+++ b/configs/C29XPCIE_SPIFLASH_SECBOOT_defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_SPANSION=y
 CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
+CONFIG_PHY_GIGE=y
 CONFIG_E1000=y
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
 CONFIG_FSL_ESPI=y