diff --git a/configs/MPC8536DS_36BIT_defconfig b/configs/MPC8536DS_36BIT_defconfig
index 6c3a044e614bd5214ef44ea58e0314f0bdaa5bd8..7f29246bfc7908d8f2aa6057f72bdc7f88abd5ac 100644
--- a/configs/MPC8536DS_36BIT_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC8536DS_36BIT_defconfig
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=10
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
+CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SF=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y
diff --git a/configs/MPC8536DS_defconfig b/configs/MPC8536DS_defconfig
index 589ad9edbc34d40499d7fcd46ff4bbc39d9d1c6d..36162e14c93c3221c35da595c8d1af4af76072da 100644
--- a/configs/MPC8536DS_defconfig
+++ b/configs/MPC8536DS_defconfig
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=10
 # CONFIG_CONSOLE_MUX is not set
 CONFIG_BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
+CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MMC=y
 CONFIG_CMD_SF=y
 CONFIG_CMD_I2C=y