diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 74bb36397327..e7ce6cf4cbb3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ CONFIG_COMMON_CLK_SCPI=y
 CONFIG_HWSPINLOCK=y
 CONFIG_SUN4I_TIMER=y
 # CONFIG_SUN50I_ERRATUM_UNKNOWN1 is not set
+CONFIG_MTK_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_MAILBOX=y
 CONFIG_IOMMU_LIMIT_IOVA_ALIGNMENT=y
 CONFIG_REMOTEPROC=y
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index ed29315dd310..54dac7c41519 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ config SYS_SUPPORTS_SH_CMT
 	bool
 
 config MTK_TIMER
-	bool "Mediatek timer driver" if COMPILE_TEST
+	bool "Mediatek timer driver"
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
 	select TIMER_OF
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO