diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
index c3e824f5e50e..1546a9bd9203 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/genet/bcmgenet.c
@@ -3750,3 +3750,4 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Broadcom Corporation");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Broadcom GENET Ethernet controller driver");
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:bcmgenet");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: mdio-bcm-unimac");