diff --git a/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig b/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig
index 6843c98ad39..c9f314a477d 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ieee802154/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #
 menuconfig IEEE802154
 	bool "IEEE 802.15.4 drivers options"
-	default y if NET_L2_IEEE802154 || NET_L2_OPENTHREAD
+	default y if NET_L2_PHY_IEEE802154
 
 if IEEE802154
 
diff --git a/subsys/net/l2/Kconfig b/subsys/net/l2/Kconfig
index 7fb8b5f9834..afa522dac17 100644
--- a/subsys/net/l2/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/net/l2/Kconfig
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ source "subsys/net/l2/ethernet/Kconfig"
 
 source "subsys/net/l2/ppp/Kconfig"
 
+config NET_L2_PHY_IEEE802154
+	bool
+	help
+	  A common config for all IEEE 802.15.4 based L2 implementations.
+
 source "subsys/net/l2/ieee802154/Kconfig"
 
 source "subsys/net/l2/openthread/Kconfig"
diff --git a/subsys/net/l2/ieee802154/Kconfig b/subsys/net/l2/ieee802154/Kconfig
index 38ea3baedb0..8f18a499951 100644
--- a/subsys/net/l2/ieee802154/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/net/l2/ieee802154/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 menuconfig NET_L2_IEEE802154
 	bool "Enable IEEE 802.15.4 Radio"
+	select NET_L2_PHY_IEEE802154
 	help
 	  Add support for low rate WPAN IEEE 802.15.4 technology.
 
diff --git a/subsys/net/l2/openthread/Kconfig b/subsys/net/l2/openthread/Kconfig
index d3367d2fc1b..37ca282039a 100644
--- a/subsys/net/l2/openthread/Kconfig
+++ b/subsys/net/l2/openthread/Kconfig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config OPENTHREAD_SECURITY_INTERNAL
 menuconfig NET_L2_OPENTHREAD
 	bool "OpenThread L2"
 	depends on NETWORKING
+	select NET_L2_PHY_IEEE802154
 
 	select SETTINGS
 	select FLASH