diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/skiroot_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/skiroot_defconfig
index 5ba131c30f6b..6038b9347d9e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/skiroot_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/skiroot_defconfig
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ CONFIG_S2IO=m
 CONFIG_MLX4_EN=m
 # CONFIG_MLX4_CORE_GEN2 is not set
 CONFIG_MLX5_CORE=m
+CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_EN=y
+# CONFIG_MLX5_EN_RXNFC is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MICREL is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MICROSEMI is not set
 CONFIG_MYRI10GE=m