diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
index 343989f9f9d98..ceede09a28459 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ config MDIO_CAVIUM
 
 config MDIO_GPIO
 	tristate "GPIO lib-based bitbanged MDIO buses"
-	depends on MDIO_BITBANG && GPIOLIB
+	depends on MDIO_BITBANG
+	depends on GPIOLIB || COMPILE_TEST
 	---help---
 	  Supports GPIO lib-based MDIO busses.