diff --git a/configs/MPC837XEMDS_HOST_defconfig b/configs/MPC837XEMDS_HOST_defconfig
index 8bc56ef..c0beec2 100644
--- a/configs/MPC837XEMDS_HOST_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC837XEMDS_HOST_defconfig
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 CONFIG_MPC83xx=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MPC837XEMDS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="PCI"
+CONFIG_CMD_NET=y