diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index aa0c2fd89a17..0fa912535754 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ CONFIG_WIREGUARD=y
 CONFIG_IFB=y
 CONFIG_TUN=y
 CONFIG_VETH=y
-CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PPP=y
 CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=y
 CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=y
diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
index 0e1e834af50b..d120cc28478c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ CONFIG_WIREGUARD=y
 CONFIG_IFB=y
 CONFIG_TUN=y
 CONFIG_VETH=y
-CONFIG_PHYLIB=y
 CONFIG_PPP=y
 CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=y
 CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=y
diff --git a/init/Kconfig.gki b/init/Kconfig.gki
index 5115d0634aca..54fe05760bea 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig.gki
+++ b/init/Kconfig.gki
@@ -210,6 +210,13 @@ config GKI_HIDDEN_MM_CONFIGS
 	  Dummy config option used to enable hidden MM configs,
 	  currently required for VIRTIO_BALLOON
 
+config GKI_HIDDEN_ETHERNET_CONFIGS
+	bool "Hidden Ethernet configuration needed for GKI"
+	select PHYLINK
+	help
+	  Dummy config option used to enable the hidden Ethernet PHYLINK
+	  configs, required by various ethernet devices.
+
 # Atrocities needed for
 # a) building GKI modules in separate tree, or
 # b) building drivers that are not modularizable
@@ -239,6 +246,7 @@ config GKI_HACKS_TO_FIX
 	select GKI_HIDDEN_NET_CONFIGS
 	select GKI_HIDDEN_PHY_CONFIGS
 	select GKI_HIDDEN_MM_CONFIGS
+	select GKI_HIDDEN_ETHERNET_CONFIGS
 	help
 	  Dummy config option used to enable core functionality used by
 	  modules that may not be selectable in this config.