diff --git a/configs/verdin-imx8mp_defconfig b/configs/verdin-imx8mp_defconfig
index 22b8a33..a95edff 100644
--- a/configs/verdin-imx8mp_defconfig
+++ b/configs/verdin-imx8mp_defconfig
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 CONFIG_USE_ETHPRIME=y
 CONFIG_ETHPRIME="eth0"
 CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
+CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_IP_DEFRAG=y
 CONFIG_TFTP_BLOCKSIZE=4096
 CONFIG_SPL_DM=y