diff --git a/configs/eb_cpu5282_internal_defconfig b/configs/eb_cpu5282_internal_defconfig
index 6a673c9..5ecdda4 100644
--- a/configs/eb_cpu5282_internal_defconfig
+++ b/configs/eb_cpu5282_internal_defconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 CONFIG_CMD_MII=y
 CONFIG_MII_INIT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DATE=y
+CONFIG_OVERWRITE_ETHADDR_ONCE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_FAULT_ECHO_LINK_DOWN=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RX_ETH_BUFFER=8
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_LEGACY=y