diff --git a/sys/mips/atheros/files.ar71xx b/sys/mips/atheros/files.ar71xx
index d3630fdf05a6..e9d08020d2d6 100644
--- a/sys/mips/atheros/files.ar71xx
+++ b/sys/mips/atheros/files.ar71xx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mips/atheros/ar71xx_gpio.c	optional gpio
 mips/atheros/ar71xx_machdep.c	standard
 mips/atheros/ar71xx_ehci.c	optional ehci
 mips/atheros/ar71xx_ohci.c	optional ohci
-mips/atheros/ar71xx_pci.c	optional pci
+mips/atheros/ar71xx_pci.c	optional ar71xx_pci pci
 mips/atheros/ar71xx_pci_bus_space.c	optional pci
 mips/atheros/ar71xx_spi.c	optional ar71xx_spi
 mips/atheros/pcf2123_rtc.c	optional pcf2123_rtc ar71xx_spi
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/AR71XX b/sys/mips/conf/AR71XX
index 5e35ee7589c1..71f6b1d1c4bd 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/AR71XX
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/AR71XX
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ options		BOOTP_COMPAT
 options		ROOTDEVNAME=\"nfs:192.168.10.1:/mnt/bsd\"
 
 device		pci
+device		ar71xx_pci
 
 # Wireless NIC cards
 options		IEEE80211_DEBUG