diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Kconfig
index 633442ad4e4c..2a7bb6ccdcb7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-orion5x/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ menuconfig ARCH_ORION5X
 	select GPIOLIB
 	select MVEBU_MBUS
 	select PCI
+	select PHYLIB if NETDEVICES
 	select PLAT_ORION_LEGACY
 	help
 	  Support for the following Marvell Orion 5x series SoCs:
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-orion/common.c b/arch/arm/plat-orion/common.c
index 9255b6d67ba5..aff6994950ba 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-orion/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-orion/common.c
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ void __init orion_ge11_init(struct mv643xx_eth_platform_data *eth_data,
 		    eth_data, &orion_ge11);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_ORION5X
 /*****************************************************************************
  * Ethernet switch
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -480,6 +481,9 @@ void __init orion_ge00_switch_init(struct dsa_chip_data *d)
 	struct mdio_board_info *bd;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	if (!IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_PHYLIB))
+		return;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(d->port_names); i++)
 		if (!strcmp(d->port_names[i], "cpu"))
 			break;
@@ -493,6 +497,7 @@ void __init orion_ge00_switch_init(struct dsa_chip_data *d)
 
 	mdiobus_register_board_info(&orion_ge00_switch_board_info, 1);
 }
+#endif
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  * I2C