diff --git a/configs/MPC8548CDS_36BIT_defconfig b/configs/MPC8548CDS_36BIT_defconfig
index 277043e4a059cffa5306a021127404912f0ff77b..b9a6240df4c5c591d62f418efefd0b0892ffca16 100644
--- a/configs/MPC8548CDS_36BIT_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC8548CDS_36BIT_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_OF_STDOUT_VIA_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=10
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
+CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MII=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y
diff --git a/configs/MPC8548CDS_defconfig b/configs/MPC8548CDS_defconfig
index a0c2f00652bae31c05e7f0d8f280d978e55aa178..83d28abf399b81f91620f4d620c2fd6bbff59124 100644
--- a/configs/MPC8548CDS_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC8548CDS_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_OF_STDOUT_VIA_ALIAS=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=10
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
+CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MII=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y