diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 1715023be6..77d0b3a01f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ config ETH_SANDBOX_RAW
 config ETH_DESIGNWARE
 	bool "Synopsys Designware Ethernet MAC"
 	select PHYLIB
+	imply ETH_DESIGNWARE_SOCFPGA if ARCH_SOCFPGA
 	help
 	  This MAC is present in SoCs from various vendors. It supports
 	  100Mbit and 1 Gbit operation. You must enable CONFIG_PHYLIB to