diff --git a/default-configs/mips-softmmu-common.mak b/default-configs/mips-softmmu-common.mak
index 0795d522db..8e54a74b7a 100644
--- a/default-configs/mips-softmmu-common.mak
+++ b/default-configs/mips-softmmu-common.mak
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ CONFIG_MIPS_CPS=y
 CONFIG_MIPS_ITU=y
 CONFIG_R4K=y
 CONFIG_MALTA=y
+CONFIG_PCNET_PCI=y
 CONFIG_MIPSSIM=y
 CONFIG_ACPI_SMBUS=y
 CONFIG_SMBUS_EEPROM=y