diff --git a/reform2-imx8mq/template-etc/network-interfaces b/reform2-imx8mq/template-etc/network-interfaces
index 104c1a1b6f275784a81c25e026d0982f2ba2a9e5..b9e4556113cce867640a43bfd90abeb31c1e856a 100644
--- a/reform2-imx8mq/template-etc/network-interfaces
+++ b/reform2-imx8mq/template-etc/network-interfaces
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
 
-auto eth0
+allow-hotplug eth0
 iface eth0 inet dhcp