diff --git a/configs/km_kirkwood_pci_defconfig b/configs/km_kirkwood_pci_defconfig
index 2cf3a99..80ff773 100644
--- a/configs/km_kirkwood_pci_defconfig
+++ b/configs/km_kirkwood_pci_defconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 CONFIG_ENV_IS_IN_EEPROM=y
 CONFIG_SYS_REDUNDAND_ENVIRONMENT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
+CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_LIMIT=y
 CONFIG_BOOTCOUNT_RAM=y
 # CONFIG_MMC is not set