diff --git a/configs/igep0020_defconfig b/configs/igep0020_defconfig
index b9e671144c..a96c130900 100644
--- a/configs/igep0020_defconfig
+++ b/configs/igep0020_defconfig
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="MACH_TYPE=MACH_TYPE_IGEP0020,BOOT_ONENAND"
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
+CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
diff --git a/configs/igep0020_nand_defconfig b/configs/igep0020_nand_defconfig
index 011ebace82..cf3ee7995e 100644
--- a/configs/igep0020_nand_defconfig
+++ b/configs/igep0020_nand_defconfig
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="MACH_TYPE=MACH_TYPE_IGEP0020,BOOT_NAND"
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
+CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y
diff --git a/configs/igep0032_defconfig b/configs/igep0032_defconfig
index ba160ef13b..b7f1d61084 100644
--- a/configs/igep0032_defconfig
+++ b/configs/igep0032_defconfig
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="MACH_TYPE=MACH_TYPE_IGEP0032,BOOT_ONENAND"
 CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_SETEXPR is not set
 CONFIG_SYS_NS16550=y
+CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y