diff --git a/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig b/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig
index 151834b4cf..a1b9ea56ca 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-ppce500_defconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CONFIG_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_ENV_OVERWRITE=y
 CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
+CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
 CONFIG_DM=y
 CONFIG_SIMPLE_BUS_CORRECT_RANGE=y
 CONFIG_BLK=y
@@ -35,8 +36,11 @@ CONFIG_MPC8XXX_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_SYS_I2C_FSL=y
 # CONFIG_MMC is not set
+CONFIG_PHY_FIXED=y
 CONFIG_DM_ETH=y
+CONFIG_DM_MDIO=y
 CONFIG_E1000=y
+CONFIG_TSEC_ENET=y
 CONFIG_DM_PCI=y
 CONFIG_PCI_MPC85XX=y
 CONFIG_DM_RTC=y