diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
index 5272f9d4dda9..820de8b9ff08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/Kconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config NET_VENDOR_FREESCALE
 if NET_VENDOR_FREESCALE
 
 config FEC
-	bool "FEC ethernet controller (of ColdFire and some i.MX CPUs)"
+	tristate "FEC ethernet controller (of ColdFire and some i.MX CPUs)"
 	depends on (M523x || M527x || M5272 || M528x || M520x || M532x || \
 		   ARCH_MXC || ARCH_MXS)
 	default ARCH_MXC || ARCH_MXS if ARM