diff --git a/configs/brppt1_mmc_defconfig b/configs/brppt1_mmc_defconfig
index 6e96ed5..be3959a 100644
--- a/configs/brppt1_mmc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/brppt1_mmc_defconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_USB=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_ITEST is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
+CONFIG_BOOTP_MAY_FAIL=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_NFS is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_MII=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y