diff --git a/configs/olimex_imx233_olinuxino_defconfig b/configs/olimex_imx233_olinuxino_defconfig
index 647292899e..7049cfeac1 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_imx233_olinuxino_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_imx233_olinuxino_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_6_1=y
 
 # System
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
+BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
 
 # For automatic firmware loading
 BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_MDEV=y