diff --git a/configs/nios2-generic_defconfig b/configs/nios2-generic_defconfig
index 5f93394249..f8d282168f 100644
--- a/configs/nios2-generic_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nios2-generic_defconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_NFS is not set
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y
+CONFIG_NET_RANDOM_ETHADDR=y