diff --git a/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c b/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c
index 46948546ae207ef9fe04286a77a363b3f2761f43..6915b9b2b3d6009007a651e65512525c68681fa3 100644
--- a/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c
+++ b/board/ronetix/pm9261/pm9261.c
@@ -250,6 +250,13 @@ int board_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRIVER_DM9000
+int board_eth_init(bd_t *bis)
+{
+	return dm9000_initialize(bis);
+}
+#endif
+
 int dram_init(void)
 {
 	gd->bd->bi_dram[0].start = PHYS_SDRAM;