diff --git a/configs/MPC832XEMDS_SLAVE_defconfig b/configs/MPC832XEMDS_SLAVE_defconfig
index 304e035..2c0bfab 100644
--- a/configs/MPC832XEMDS_SLAVE_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC832XEMDS_SLAVE_defconfig
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 CONFIG_MPC83xx=y
 CONFIG_TARGET_MPC832XEMDS=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="PCI,PCISLAVE"
+CONFIG_CMD_NET=y