diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
index 73064b2af6..a9efc50981 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/Kconfig
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ config PHY_FIXED
 
 config PHY_NCSI
 	bool "NC-SI based PHY"
+	depends on NET
 
 endif #PHYLIB