diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index c13cd2c43e29..cb7c9a5cb859 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ CONFIG_COMMON_CLK_SCPI=y
 # CONFIG_SUNXI_CCU is not set
 CONFIG_HWSPINLOCK=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 8b39f38ee1b0..49821314dd54 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ 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