diff --git a/net/lwip/dhcp.c b/net/lwip/dhcp.c
index 3b7e470..92bd706 100644
--- a/net/lwip/dhcp.c
+++ b/net/lwip/dhcp.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@
 	int ret;
 	struct udevice *dev;
 
-	net_lwip_set_current();
+	if (net_lwip_eth_start() < 0)
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
 
 	dev = eth_get_dev();
 	if (!dev) {