diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
index 1da021deabe0..3078e6744bda 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/configs/gki_defconfig
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ CONFIG_COMMON_CLK_SCPI=y
 # CONFIG_CLK_SUNXI is not set
 # CONFIG_SUNXI_CCU is not set
 CONFIG_HWSPINLOCK=y
+CONFIG_SUN4I_TIMER=y
 # CONFIG_SUN50I_ERRATUM_UNKNOWN1 is not set
 CONFIG_MTK_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_MAILBOX=y
diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
index 49821314dd54..080f05b740b8 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/Kconfig
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ config RDA_TIMER
 	  Enables the support for the RDA Micro timer driver.
 
 config SUN4I_TIMER
-	bool "Sun4i timer driver" if COMPILE_TEST
+	bool "Sun4i timer driver"
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
 	select CLKSRC_MMIO
 	select TIMER_OF