diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta.c b/drivers/net/mvneta.c
index 5c3f7125b57..0ec9d2957cd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta.c
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_PHYLIB)
-# error Marvell mvneta requires PHYLIB
-#endif
-
 #define CONFIG_NR_CPUS		1
 #define ETH_HLEN		14	/* Total octets in header */