diff --git a/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig b/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig
index 152ac31..b8343ac 100644
--- a/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig
+++ b/configs/socfpga_vining_fpga_defconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
+CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME=y
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_SPL_DM_SEQ_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_DFU_MMC=y