diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
index a40269c175974..78e6981650d94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ config MEDIATEK_GE_PHY
 config MEDIATEK_GE_SOC_PHY
 	tristate "MediaTek SoC Ethernet PHYs"
 	depends on (ARM64 && ARCH_MEDIATEK) || COMPILE_TEST
-	select NVMEM_MTK_EFUSE
+	depends on NVMEM_MTK_EFUSE
 	help
 	  Supports MediaTek SoC built-in Gigabit Ethernet PHYs.