diff --git a/configs/A20-OLinuXino-Lime2_defconfig b/configs/A20-OLinuXino-Lime2_defconfig
index 2b082cab595d218a044a6b886e0a7826cfeab167..28b558cbeb6d428aee951cc4e83dd36e3e1541d7 100644
--- a/configs/A20-OLinuXino-Lime2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/A20-OLinuXino-Lime2_defconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun7i-a20-olinuxino-lime2"
 CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_DFU_RAM=y
 CONFIG_FASTBOOT_CMD_OEM_FORMAT=y
+CONFIG_PHY_REALTEK=y
+CONFIG_RTL8211X_PHY_FORCE_MASTER=y
 CONFIG_ETH_DESIGNWARE=y
 CONFIG_RGMII=y
 CONFIG_MII=y
diff --git a/configs/A20-Olimex-SOM-EVB_defconfig b/configs/A20-Olimex-SOM-EVB_defconfig
index 5b5ed3bb0a978d1658802e04ce2a59fb688efcf5..56f6ad82755b493733e6c589be8953a543d003e2 100644
--- a/configs/A20-Olimex-SOM-EVB_defconfig
+++ b/configs/A20-Olimex-SOM-EVB_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ CONFIG_AHCI=y
 CONFIG_SPL_I2C_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="sun7i-a20-olimex-som-evb"
 CONFIG_SCSI_AHCI=y
+CONFIG_PHY_REALTEK=y
+CONFIG_RTL8211X_PHY_FORCE_MASTER=y
 CONFIG_ETH_DESIGNWARE=y
 CONFIG_RGMII=y
 CONFIG_MII=y