diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun8i-a83t-mipi-csi2/Kconfig b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun8i-a83t-mipi-csi2/Kconfig
index 47a8c0fb7eb9..99c401e653bc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun8i-a83t-mipi-csi2/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/sunxi/sun8i-a83t-mipi-csi2/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config VIDEO_SUN8I_A83T_MIPI_CSI2
 	select VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API
 	select V4L2_FWNODE
 	select REGMAP_MMIO
+	select GENERIC_PHY
 	select GENERIC_PHY_MIPI_DPHY
 	help
 	   Support for the Allwinner A83T MIPI CSI-2 controller and D-PHY.