diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/sunxi_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/sunxi_defconfig
index 5cd5dd70bc836566634393e6d2c36d581d1a4ea9..504e02238031437f4ccdcbe5c6c0a0da79dea511 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/sunxi_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/sunxi_defconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ CONFIG_ATA=y
 CONFIG_AHCI_SUNXI=y
 CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_SUN4I_EMAC=y
+CONFIG_DWMAC_SUN8I=y
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_ARC is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_CADENCE is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_BROADCOM is not set