diff --git a/configs/k2g_evm_defconfig b/configs/k2g_evm_defconfig
index 81fbf1d..440a76f 100644
--- a/configs/k2g_evm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/k2g_evm_defconfig
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_ENV_VARS_UBOOT_RUNTIME_CONFIG=y
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
+CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT=32
 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME=y
 CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_SPL_DM=y