diff --git a/configs/brsmarc1_defconfig b/configs/brsmarc1_defconfig
index 5d1a8af..771a42f 100644
--- a/configs/brsmarc1_defconfig
+++ b/configs/brsmarc1_defconfig
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
+CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT=10
 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME=y
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=y