diff --git a/arch/parisc/configs/c8000_defconfig b/arch/parisc/configs/c8000_defconfig
index 8249ac9d9cfc..269c23d23fcb 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/configs/c8000_defconfig
+++ b/arch/parisc/configs/c8000_defconfig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ CONFIG_PCI_LBA=y
 # CONFIG_PDC_CHASSIS_WARN is not set
 # CONFIG_CORE_DUMP_DEFAULT_ELF_HEADERS is not set
 CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m
+CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_PACKET=y
 CONFIG_UNIX=y
 CONFIG_XFRM_USER=m