diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/Kconfig
index 0988811f4e40e2e4effd4fa92a665b67d34291b5..2d89bd00de6190071e3d26fe81e68545511932f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/Kconfig
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ config MCF8390
 
 config NE2000
 	tristate "NE2000/NE1000 support"
-	depends on (ISA || (Q40 && m) || M32R || MACH_TX49XX)
+	depends on (ISA || (Q40 && m) || M32R || MACH_TX49XX || \
+		    ATARI_ETHERNEC)
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne.c
index 58eaa8f34942cac2dfe416e0d6086b7103afb83c..de566fb6e0f7ba50ec78b83426eaf0718a147de7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ne.c
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ bad_clone_list[] __initdata = {
 #elif defined(CONFIG_PLAT_OAKS32R)  || \
    defined(CONFIG_MACH_TX49XX)
 #  define DCR_VAL 0x48		/* 8-bit mode */
+#elif defined(CONFIG_ATARI)	/* 8-bit mode on Atari, normal on Q40 */
+#  define DCR_VAL (MACH_IS_ATARI ? 0x48 : 0x49)
 #else
 #  define DCR_VAL 0x49
 #endif