diff --git a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_ep_defconfig b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_ep_defconfig
index 0ee6fe4455..770c797ffd 100644
--- a/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_ep_defconfig
+++ b/configs/xilinx_zynqmp_ep_defconfig
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TIME=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TIMER=y
+CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 # CONFIG_REGEX is not set