diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/config-2.6.28 b/target/linux/atheros/config-2.6.28
index 9ef07adbae..d5ee116ce7 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/config-2.6.28
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/config-2.6.28
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CONFIG_32BIT=y
 # CONFIG_64BIT is not set
 CONFIG_ADM6996_PHY=y
 CONFIG_AR231X_ETHERNET=y
+CONFIG_AR8216_PHY=y
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U32 is not set
 # CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ILOG2_U64 is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_POPULATES_NODE_MAP=y