diff --git a/configs/mx53loco_defconfig b/configs/mx53loco_defconfig
index ecef477..e7a4797 100644
--- a/configs/mx53loco_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx53loco_defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
+CONFIG_USE_ETHPRIME=y
+CONFIG_ETHPRIME="FEC0"
 CONFIG_ARP_TIMEOUT=200
 CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY=y