diff --git a/boards/arm/sam_e70_xplained/sam_e70_xplained_defconfig b/boards/arm/sam_e70_xplained/sam_e70_xplained_defconfig
index 3f76be3900f..84e29a6f4c3 100644
--- a/boards/arm/sam_e70_xplained/sam_e70_xplained_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/sam_e70_xplained/sam_e70_xplained_defconfig
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ CONFIG_USART_SAM=y
 CONFIG_USART_SAM_PORT_1=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_SAM_E70_XPLAINED=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_SAM=y
+CONFIG_ETH_SAM_GMAC=y