diff --git a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime2_defconfig b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime2_defconfig
index a8260a7ea3..a38f3a1c5e 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime2_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime2_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_HOSTNAME="a20-olinuxino"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_ISSUE="Welcome to OLinuXino!"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyS0"
+BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="board/olimex/a20_olinuxino/rootfs_overlay"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="support/scripts/genimage.sh"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="-c board/olimex/a20_olinuxino/genimage.cfg"
diff --git a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
index 65a78f5352..74b6a764cd 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_HOSTNAME="a20-olinuxino"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_ISSUE="Welcome to OLinuXino!"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyS0"
+BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="board/olimex/a20_olinuxino/rootfs_overlay"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="support/scripts/genimage.sh"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="-c board/olimex/a20_olinuxino/genimage.cfg"