diff --git a/configs/Bananapi_defconfig b/configs/Bananapi_defconfig
index 794b727e505dba1f754f200fbf40e3e8b5ba5d4b..898631d963245cd80bcb5980bb7ba521f299308c 100644
--- a/configs/Bananapi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/Bananapi_defconfig
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="AXP209_POWER,SUNXI_GMAC,RGMII,MACPWR=SUNXI_GPH(23),AHC
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FPGA is not set
+CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_ETH_DESIGNWARE=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
diff --git a/configs/Bananapro_defconfig b/configs/Bananapro_defconfig
index e56ca71ca27d81c608e669aa446df8969a3e20a8..e9909d97c1b5e30fa237f78eff66eb4e1ba05428 100644
--- a/configs/Bananapro_defconfig
+++ b/configs/Bananapro_defconfig
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="AXP209_POWER,SUNXI_GMAC,RGMII,MACPWR=SUNXI_GPH(23),AHC
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
 # CONFIG_CMD_FPGA is not set
+CONFIG_NETCONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_ETH_DESIGNWARE=y
 CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y