diff --git a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
index d868442acb5ae9d8ff3aa31a1f26b7a5a51b349b..67d5c48ddeb61472472d7397a8e362cf5679091d 100644
--- a/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
+++ b/include/configs/am43xx_evm.h
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@
 
 #define CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_CPSW
 #define CONFIG_PHYLIB
+#define PHY_ANEG_TIMEOUT	8000 /* PHY needs longer aneg time at 1G */
 
 #define CONFIG_SPL_ENV_SUPPORT
 #define CONFIG_SPL_NET_VCI_STRING	"AM43xx U-Boot SPL"