diff --git a/configs/mvebu_espressobin-88f3720_defconfig b/configs/mvebu_espressobin-88f3720_defconfig
index dc021ae..9dadfc9 100644
--- a/configs/mvebu_espressobin-88f3720_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mvebu_espressobin-88f3720_defconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_ARP_TIMEOUT=200
+CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT=50
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_AHCI_PCI=y
 CONFIG_AHCI_MVEBU=y