diff --git a/configs/ae350_rv64_spl_defconfig b/configs/ae350_rv64_spl_defconfig
index 51d23d0..9664baf 100644
--- a/configs/ae350_rv64_spl_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ae350_rv64_spl_defconfig
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_SPI_FLASH=y
+CONFIG_NET_RETRY_COUNT=50
 CONFIG_BOOTP_SEND_HOSTNAME=y
 CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_MMC=y