diff --git a/components/drivers/spi/enc28j60.c b/components/drivers/spi/enc28j60.c
index 9266325581eb50707ca5486b446be30753ea28f7..1daaea367a954de40fd3613aada8bbc4eff7d5f4 100644
--- a/components/drivers/spi/enc28j60.c
+++ b/components/drivers/spi/enc28j60.c
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ static rt_err_t enc28j60_init(rt_device_t dev)
     enc28j60_phy_write(spi_device, PHCON1, PHCON1_PDPXMD); // full duplex
     // no loopback of transmitted frames
     enc28j60_phy_write(spi_device, PHCON2, PHCON2_HDLDIS);
+    /* enable PHY link changed interrupt. */
+    enc28j60_phy_write(spi_device, PHIE, PHIE_PGEIE | PHIE_PLNKIE);
 
     enc28j60_set_bank(spi_device, ECON2);
     spi_write_op(spi_device, ENC28J60_BIT_FIELD_SET, ECON2, ECON2_AUTOINC);
diff --git a/components/drivers/spi/enc28j60.h b/components/drivers/spi/enc28j60.h
index 966f81eb5d6b4d20dfb09ca23a29390be6d1ab39..1207efdec6ec31997c300d5a4e5009d6bac88682 100644
--- a/components/drivers/spi/enc28j60.h
+++ b/components/drivers/spi/enc28j60.h
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@
 #define PHCON2_TXDIS        0x2000
 #define PHCON2_JABBER       0x0400
 #define PHCON2_HDLDIS       0x0100
+/* ENC28J60 PHY PHIE Register Bit Definitions */
+#define PHIE_PLNKIE         (1 << 4)
+#define PHIE_PGEIE          (1 << 1)
+/* ENC28J60 PHY PHIR Register Bit Definitions */
+#define PHIR_PLNKIF         (1 << 4)
+#define PHIR_PGEIF          (1 << 1)
 
 // ENC28J60 Packet Control Byte Bit Definitions
 #define PKTCTRL_PHUGEEN     0x08