diff --git a/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig b/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
index 323a0f3..7e928c2 100644
--- a/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx8mq_evk_defconfig
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_MMC=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
 CONFIG_SYS_MMC_ENV_DEV=1
+CONFIG_USE_ETHPRIME=y
+CONFIG_ETHPRIME="FEC"
 CONFIG_SAVED_DRAM_TIMING_BASE=0x40000000
 CONFIG_MXC_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y